Hi group, it's been a while!

This post is inspired by a recent convo over at The Question Club.

Am I alone in knowing a lot of women in information related fields such as libraries named Barb or Barbara?

Yes yes, Batgirl was a librarian and all that...but what other names seem to be prominent in the profession?

Courtesy of hatingongodot on Tumblr:

Working in a book store or library is a very good cure for the misconception that habitual readers are smarter than people who aren’t. Habitual readers can be some of the dumbest motherfuckers on the planet.

War stories invited.

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Hi library peeps, I thought all y'all would appreciate this link in helping guide users when they go online. My score was 6/8--and I was surprised at the two I got wrong.

https://spotthetroll.org/

Do you still have any work to do behind locked doors or at home?

Sorry I can't link directly, but I thought ya'll might appreciate this. :)

https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2018/09/16

I haven't needed to post here in awhile...

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