Posts filed under ‘general’
The library is not sinking, dammit.
I just heard from a friend that the library at Indiana University is sinking because the architects forgot to plan for the weight of the books. Aarrrrrggghhhhh. No, it isn’t, and no, they didn’t, and no, it’s not true at any other library either. This urban myth has been around since at least the late 1970s. Here’s the Snopes page about it. Such a persistent rumor should qualify as a library shenanigan, I think.
I’m Handsome. You’re Pretty.
The Old Spice guy is a fan of libraries. Or anyway he’s willing to pretend to be. Here’s the video, and here’s some context, and here’s some more context. Thanks, Steve Lawson!
How to Prank Librarians
Squidoo gives us some advice on pranking librarians. There’s a video with a decent joke about a chicken in a library, too. The joketeller remembers partway through that chickens are female, which is nice.
Please don’t do this.
A library patron’s account is frozen because his book is overdue. He freezes the book and returns it. Ha ha! Hilarious! Of course, the book is ruined and the library makes him pay for it. Library unknown, September 2008. Possibly a hoax — that photograph is a little too perfect, isn’t it? Seems likely this never happened.
George Washington shenanigan
A Librarian’s Guide to Etiquette
A Librarian’s Guide to Etiquette is an excellent librarian shenanigan in the form of a blog. I particularly liked this year’s April Fool’s Day entry: “Celebrate April Fools’ Day by telling playfully outlandish tales to your library patrons, like, ‘The library web site is a good alternative to Google!’ or ‘I would love to hear about your family genealogy!’ Hilarity will ensue.” Thanks, Steve Lawson!
Library card catalog drawers can hold wine bottles.
Yes, they can. And other beverages of an alcoholic nature. And there’s a handy serving table that pulls out, too. See apartmenttherapy.com’s advice. Thanks, Steve Lawson!
Sexy Librarians embroidery patterns
The folks at Sublime Stitching have a “Sexy Librarians” set of embroidery patterns here. Thanks, BoingBoing!
Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians
Book 2 in Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s Lunch Lady series. The librarians are the villains — they want to stop kids from playing video games. During a battle with the lunch ladies, the librarians release beasts from library books (a lion from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; three little pigs from The Three Little Pigs, and so on.) The lunch ladies use their hairnet nets to capture the librarians. After they triumph, the lunch ladies set up a Read-a-thon where students read books while waiting for their turn on the new X-Station 5000. Find this book in a library near you using Open Worldcat.
More fun with encyclopedias
Someone — no one knows who — (well, I have my suspicions) rearranged the World Book encyclopedias in Tutt Library at Colorado College this week. (Thanks, Steve Lawson!)
Library Shenanigans 