Posts filed under ‘general’
Summer of Reading
Denver Public Library, 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AppCIzJD84 A large cat plays Dance Dance Revolution at the library, and more.
Shad Kunkle films
Several short films starring Shad Kunkle.
American Library Association, National Library Week 2008.
http://alfocus.ala.org/categories/national-library-week
Short Pencil Saga
Nick Baker, Williams College, Library Week 2007. http://alfocus.ala.org/videos/short-pencil-saga After the film, click on “more” for another short piece. (Thanks, Everett Wilkie!)
The Librarian Song
When Freedom Calls concert, Colorado Springs, November 2, 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB4HvVEMFig
First they show it to you, then they do it with you …
The Librarian: A Mockumentary
The Librarian: A Mockumentary.
Drake University Law Library, Des Moines, Iowa, 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqWQQ6w3HTM
Lyle Lovell takes librarianship very seriously. Contains profanity.
Charlie Goes Out
Tutt Library, Colorado College, January 2008.
http://personalwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~jrandall/libraryshenanigans/Charlie_Goes_Out.mov A large snowman visits the library. (Thanks, Steve Lawson!)
Excellent library shenaniganish products
Excellent library shenaniganish products: The Illustrated Librarian temporary tattoos, http://www.stupid.com/fun/LIBT.html oversize cat glasses, http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Spectacular-Cat-Eye-Spectacles.html
a Nancy Pearl librarian action figure, http://www.mcphee.com/items/11247.html and a deluxe version, http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Deluxe-Librarian-Action-Figure.html
Living at the library
Brown Science Library, Brown University, December 2007. http://www.ivygateblog.com/2007/12/brown-student-moves-into-24-hour-library/ Grant Gilles moved into a 24-hour library for about a week. (Thanks, Steve Lawson!)
Surfing NLA
Surfing NLA.
National Library of Australia, December 14, 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvKntJKctoU
CC’s book truck drill team
Tiger Tales Precision Book Truck Drill Team, Tutt Library, Colorado College. More photos in the Flickr set. The Tiger Tales, formed in 2004, have performed in several local parades. Several other libraries have drill teams, including Western Carolina University, Gettysburg College, Tulane University, and the Fredricksen Library.
Library Shenanigans 