@article{9331, author = {Michael Gioia}, title = {The Accidental Librarian}, year = {2016}, journal = {State Legislatures}, volume = {41}, pages = {25-27}, note = {About the academic and librarian Charles McCarthy (1873-1921) and the Wisconsin Idea, a set of progressive-era educational reforms. McCarthy worked at the Wisconsin Free Library Commission where is credited with creating the first legislative reference library.}, language = {English}, }