print email comment close Librarian Action Figure URL: http://www.mcphee.com/laf/ Description: The Web site for the doll that caused a storm of controversy in librarianship. The doll, whose arm moves up in a "shushing" gesture, is based on real-life librarian and prolific book reviewer Nancy Pearl, the author of "Book Lust." Is she dowdy, or merely sensibly dressed? An insult to the profession, or amusing? And where did she get those comfy-looking shoes? Publisher: McPhee.com Extra Keywords liisilly notablelibrarians Library of Congress Subject Headings: Caricatures and cartoons Dolls Librarians -- Humor (or not) LII Database Information: Record 6684 created by Karen Schneider on 09/16/2003 Last modification on 10/04/2004 Published: 09/16/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6684