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www-inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe-org-6960		Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves – In the Library with the Lead Pipe			.html	text/html	9014	720	61	Vocational awe describes the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in notions that libraries as institutions are inherently good, sacred notions, and therefore beyond critique. Representative Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the Life-saving Librarians Act2 giving the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority to award grants for Naloxone rescue kits in public libraries. "Vocational awe" refers to the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in beliefs that libraries as institutions are inherently good and sacred, and therefore beyond critique. One study of seasoned librarians noted that, "surprisingly, for a profession as notoriously underpaid as librarianship, not a single respondent mentioned salary" as a negative feature of the profession.15 As with a spiritual "calling," the rewards for such service cannot be monetary compensation, but instead spiritual absolution through doing good works for communities and society.	./cache/www-inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe-org-6960.html	./txt/www-inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe-org-6960.txt