If your library's Banned Books Week display is too racy for your patrons, consider adding a complementary display of Bland Books.
Ask the readers: What would be in your Bland Books display case?
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Banned Books, Justifiably
As librarians celebrate intellectual freedom during Banned Books Week, it is important that they also celebrate their right to boldly and unapologetically ban terrible books from their library's shelves. (Yes, I am talking about you, Harlequin Romance's Stories Set in the World of Nascar.)
Ask the readers: What books do you think should be banned from your library?
Ask the readers: What books do you think should be banned from your library?
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Banned Books, Displaying
Never trust a student worker to put together a library display of banned books. If you do, you'll likely end up with a display of biographies about Lady Gaga and other band books.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Banned books, Showcasing
Librarians should celebrate Banned Books Week by showcasing all the really nasty, perverted sex books they buy for their libraries. You know, the raunchy, titillating ones. With the photographs.
Ask the readers: What is the nastiest book in your library?
Ask the readers: What is the nastiest book in your library?
Friday, September 24, 2010
Punctuation, Using
Librarians should celebrate National Punctuation Day by giving all of their punctuation marks the day off
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Survive, How to
The best way to make the case that your library is underfunded, understaffed, and overworked is to spend a lot of money, staff, and time producing a YouTube video that explains how busy you are. If you are successful, maybe your video will result in funding for a key grip librarian. Or an editor.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Busy, Staying
Win sympathy from your library coworkers by telling them that you are too busy to keep up your blog. This works best when it is communicated via your Facebook status updates.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Patrons, Photographing
Librarians who invite their patrons to participate in the American Library Association's "Show Us Your Library Card!" photo campaign should be aware that patrons who expect to be photographed and featured on the Internet may show up at your library nude or costumed.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Voice, Mailing your
A polite librarian should help library colleagues keep their overburdened inboxes clean by opting for long, rambling, hyper-detailed voice mail messages in lieu of email.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Books, Burning
Librarians should vehemently oppose book burnings... unless the books are Reader's Digest Condensed Books that have been donated as gifts for your library.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Bliss, Avoidance is
It is perfectly acceptable to take long, circuitous routes from point A to point B in your library so that you can pretend you didn't see the entire contents of the children's section dumped in the floor.
Friday, September 03, 2010
Affection, Public displays of
If you happen upon a couple engaged in sexual activity in the library, always allow them a few minutes to 'finish up' before escorting them from the premises. This will also allow you, the librarian, some time to quickly assemble some suggested readings, including a collection of love poetry, the Kama Sutra, and an illustrated color atlas of sexually transmitted diseases.
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