I'm not a fan of bumperstickers, but I think I want this one:

My library patrons are cuter than yours

(and yes, I had a run of adorable kids/charming teens this week)

I was adding to the supply requisiton sheet in the staff room this morning, and this was the entry above mine. We can dream...

Item: Mr. Darcy
Quantity: 17
Reason: Single Female Staff!

Today our director of our of Collection Management said that one day when she retires she's going to open up a consignment shop, the name?:

Zero Circs.

I have to admit I laughed.

xposted to my lj

It's that time of year1 again! Time to ask yourself, "What would Dewey Do?


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Watching Our Researchers Like a Hawk « Library of Congress Blog:
You know that poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe? The one where a guy holes himself up in a room surrounded by books, only to be pestered by a bird looking over his shoulder? Yeah, that one ( Read more... )

I thought I'd share a photo of a new t-shirt I just got. It makes me happy:


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So, the last day we were open for the year 2010, all the crazies seemed to pour into the library.  Among them was Anti-wrinkle cream guy ( Read more... )

Library emptied in bid to fight closure.

This link is perhaps less amusing and more AWESOME but I figure it qualifies. BWHAHAHAHAHA.

The publishing arm of the American Library Association sent me this e-mail the other day:
Cataloging Correctly for Kids: And Introduction to the Tools, 5th edition - New from ALA Editions!1
Good for them! It's never to early to start teaching the rug rats how to properly index and organize materials. With tools no less! After all, we don't want the ( Read more... )

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