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Humor & Anecdotes
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Catalog Card Generator 
 Use this amusing site to generate your own faux library-style catalog cards online by inputting call number, title, text (where you can include author, publisher, or whatever you want), and comments, which will appear in the form of handwritten notes. From John Blyberg, Head of Technology and Digital Initiatives at Darien Library in Connecticut. http://www.blyberg.net/card-generator/ Topics: Librarianship Last updated Oct 8, 2007 IFLANET Library Humour
Learn how many catalogers it takes to change a lightbulb from this light-hearted site featuring jokes, humor, and lists such as "Library Principles for Students, from the Old Testament" and "Index Liberis Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books for Children)." From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). http://archive.ifla.org/I/humour/humour.htm Topics: Humor, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 1, 2009 Librarian Action Figure
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? http://www.mcphee.com/laf/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Crafts, Fashion, Hobbies, Humor, Librarianship, Media, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 4, 2004 A Librarian's Alphabet
This charming poem uses amusing couplets to describe librarianship. "H is for helpful. ... O is for overdue." From librarian Denise Plourde. http://dplourde.home.netcom.com/sampler/alphabet.html Topics: Librarianship, Poetry Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Library Joke of the Month
Library humor for children, including many knock-knock and elephant jokes. Also find a few related links. From Multnomah County Library, Oregon. http://www.multcolib.org/kids/jokes.html Topics: Humor, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 23, 2004 Library Journal: April Fool's Day Retrospective
"In case you missed the spoof stories posted April 1 [2005], here are all the headlines and links to the full articles (where they existed)." Features a story in which American Library Association (ALA) president-elect Michael Gorman is alleged to step down and the Librarians' Index to the Internet's own Karen Schneider "would be asked to step in as interim president and inaugurate a 'wholly virtual' ALA." From Library Journal. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA514753 Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Librarianship Last updated Mar 26, 2009 Lipstick Librarian
This site gently spoofs librarianship's stereotypes with outrageously funny fashion tips, amusing graphics, a mock bibliography, and made-up quotes. Features a blog (infrequently updated, but always worth the wait) with an RSS feed. From uber-librarian Linda Absher. http://www.lipsticklibrarian.com/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 8, 2004 Revolting Librarians
Several poems, stories, and essays by librarians. From a 1972 collection described as "one of the lasting monuments of the library underground....Thirty years on, its mixture of wild-eyed idealism and bleary-eyed realism is still a testament of solidarity with the enthusiastic, disgruntled or just plain bolshy librarian, the sort of thing that the Association of Assistant Librarians did so well before putting on a tie and becoming the Career Development Group." http://owen.massey.net/libraries/revolting/ Topics: Librarianship, Social Science Last updated Mar 10, 2003 Unshelved
Daily comic strip featuring libraries, librarians, and people who use libraries. Archived, and available via a free e-mail subscription. Formerly called Overdue. http://www.unshelved.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Librarianship, Literature: Fiction Last updated Jun 20, 2007 |
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