A Librarian's Alphabet

A	is for Access, a large part of our creed.
B	is for Books. Those bound paper thingies you read?
C	is for Computer, with keys and with locks.
D	is for Data, some basic building blocks.
E	is for Education, with ideas that once baffled.
F	is for Free
G	is for Guide through the data-packed mist.
H	is for Helpful. We like to assist!
I	is for Information, both action and item.
J	is for Journals. We love and deride 'em.
K	is for Knowledge, our most noble quest.
L	is for Library. You couldn't have guessed?
M	is for MARC, strange numbers and fields.
N	is for Network. Working together, to get greater yields.
O	is for Overdue. Come in and renew 'em.
P	is for Patrons. Or "Customers"
Q	is for Question, which sets all into motion.
R	is for Reading. What a radical notion!
S	is for Searching those intellectual mazes.
T	is for Thank-you, among other praises.
U	is for Unknown, a great place to explore.
V	is for Value. More MORE MORE MORE!!!!
W	is for Whispering, the way we all spoke.
X	is for Xerox®. Paperless? Us? What a joke!
Y	is for Yellow, worn at graduation.
Z	is for Libraries. (In LC classification!)