Posts filed under ‘comics’
loud shoes in the library
Craig Conley tells me that in the 1970s at Mark Twain elementary school in Webb City, Missouri, he had no dress shoes other than tap shoes, so on picture day he was in a situation much like this poor fellow (illustration from Daily Universe, Jan. 16, 1969):
18th century chicken in trousers
The staff of The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) call our attention to some pretty fabulous 18th century doodles by Richard Beale, including this chicken in trousers. Thanks, Tom Lovell!
library shenanigans, 1893-style
Craig Conley of oneletterwords sends me these images from the 1893 issue of Cassell’s Family Magazine:
Library Wars: The Last Mission
My friend Noah saw this Japanese film offered as an option for viewing on an international flight. The plot summary: “In a dystopian near future, a special police force protects libraries … A mission to safeguard a special book is actually a devious trap.” According to Noah, who saw bits of it over the shoulder of a fellow passenger, the film “looked to be one non-stop gun battle.” It’s based on a book series by Hiro Arikawa, Toshokan Sensō (図書館戦争), which has also been adapted for manga, television, and radio. Thanks, Noah Sobe!
Hombre McSteez’s aug(de)mented reality
Hombre McSteez uses an unusual stop-motion technique to make wonderful short videos. Check out the library shenanigan at the 1:03 minute mark:
Thanks, Suzie DeGrasse!
a Hulk statue at the library?
The Northlake Public Library in Northlake, Illinois is hoping to raise money to purchase a nine-foot statue of the Hulk to promote its collection of graphic novels and comics. The perks for donating are pretty awesome, including, for just $20: “A librarian…will dress up as a comic character and take a picture of him/herself in random places in Northlake holding up a speech bubble. You send us what you want said in the speech bubble.” I wonder if the Incredible Hulk would get along with the Credible Hulk.
Thanks, Tom Mukite and ALA Think Tank on Facebook!
A Professional Assessment of Twilight Sparkle as a Librarian
John Farrier apparently knows the importance of assessment in libraries! Here he critiques fictional pony librarian Twilight Sparkle’s skills at the reference interview and more. Thanks, BoingBoing!
The Credible Hulk
New library superhero? Thanks, whoever it was who told me about this, which now I can’t remember (not very credible hulkish of me).
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic
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It’s a comic — it’s a guide to the library
The clever librarians at Miller Library at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas have made a guide to the library disguised as a comic book, Library of the Living Dead. The library guide part is fairly straightforward, but there’s a nice action-filled story to put the information in context (sort of). My favorite part is probably when the zombies get extra excited about librarian brains. Unfortunately, the Miller Library uses the Dewey Decimal system (most academic libraries use Library of Congress). Here’s the announcement, and here’s the comic. Thanks, BoingBoing!
Library Shenanigans 