A Mini Comic-Con at the American Library Association...

The only cons I get to go to are librarians ' conferences, such as the annual meeting of the T...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/09/A-Mini-Comic-Con-at-the-American-Library-Association/

Dreaming of Margaret Thatcher...

My very first reference question as a working librarian was about Margaret Thatcher. Since Lady Thatcher recently passed away, it is worth mentioning.A patron approached the reference desk and told me that Margaret Thatc...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/11/Dreaming-of-Margaret-Thatcher/

The 10 Coolest Living Librarians

When the competition is so fierce, how do you rank... ...hen the competition is so fierce, how do you rank librarians by coolness? Flavorwire's Emily Temple found a wa... ...s compiled descriptions of ten hip and innovative librarians , including MetaFilter's own Jessamyn West:The tag...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/28/The-10-Coolest-Living-Librarians/

Netflix for the Library: Hiring a Personal Librarian...

Jeff O'Neal writes:True story: I bribed a libraria... ...flix for the library, now!He's talking about what librarians call readers' advisory. In a readers' advisory re...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/24/Netflix-for-the-Library-Hiring-a-Personal-Librarian/

The Research That Led to the Comics Code Authority Was Faked...

In 1954, the psychiatrist Fredric Wertham publishe... ...cience--meaning that she teaches people how to be librarians .Link -via Ace of Spades HQ | Image: Chordboard

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/15/The-Research-That-Led-to-the-Comics-Code-Authority-Was-Faked/

Retro Weird: Librarians' Workout Video from 1987

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k8BKX2eQ0Q](Video Link)YouTube member deneui made this bizarrely fascinating video in 1987 while attending Arizona State University. While snapping a riding crop for encouragement, librar...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/13/Retro-Weird-Librarians-Workout-Video-from-1987/

Old Card Catalog Cabinets Now Used for Sharing Gifts...

A few months ago, a teenager approached the re... ...at the University of Southern California. But the librarians found a creative solution:The card catalog drawer...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/11/11/Old-Card-Catalog-Cabinets-Now-Used-for-Sharing-Gifts/

The Song of the Library Staff, 1906...

Somehow this gem has escaped my attention until now. In 1906, Sam Walter Foss, a librarian in Somerville, Massachusetts, published a series of funny poems about the variously happy and beleaguered staff of a public libra...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/23/The-Song-of-the-Library-Staff-1906/

A Professional Assessment of Twilight Sparkle as a Librarian...

In “The Return of Harmony,” the demon... ...s a great metaphor for the value of libraries and librarians in an information age. The hero of the tale is Tw... ...he library’s resources. It may surprise non- librarians to learn this, but yes: reference interviewing is... ...rence interviewing...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/14/A-Professional-Assessment-of-Twilight-Sparkle-as-a-Librarian/

Librarian-Flavored Coffee...

You already smell like a library. Now, thanks to the coffee company Intelligensia Coffee, you can taste a librarian without getting slapped: The Librarian's Blend is named for that person who always told you to keep q...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/27/librarian-flavored-coffee/

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