Starchivists

Starchivist alert!!!!

Gothamist recently interviewed rockstar librarian David Smith. Wow what a guy. Here, in bullet-point form, are some reasons we love him, and some reasons we hate on him and therefore love him even more:

Love Him Because

• Was a taxi cab driver in NYC in the 70s
• Gets to do personal research projects for famous people like Diane Arbus, George Carlin, Werner Herzog
• Also helps HS Students, the homeless, random folk
• Wants to bring back rent control (not the fake rent control we have now)
• Would never consider leaving NY
• Likes the B&H Restaurant on 3rd ave

Hate Him Because

• Once paid $135/month rent
• Greatly admires Jonathan Saffron Foyer
• OK this list is a lot shorter than we thought

Tags: librarians, new york, ny, nyc, nypl, research, rockstar