Library Humor and Miscellany

Humor

The Thirty Laws of Library Science - A great statement of important laws.
Library Humor on Pinterest - by the Bullitt County Library.
Library Humor on Pinterest - by Becky Isbell
Library Humor on Flickr
Six Terms That Instantly Reveal You as a Librarian - by Ellyssa Kroski, Jan. 29, 2014.
Library Anecdotes, Facetiae, Satire, Etc. - Just that and more.
Library Montage - Library scenes from movies and television. You will enjoy this production by the Greene County Public Library.
Mr. Bookman on Seinfeld - The library detective, Mr. Bookman, tries to get an overdue library book from Jerry Seinfeld. See this on YouTube.
Cookie Monster in the Library - Watch this classic Sesame Street episode on YouTube.
You Know You Are a 21st Century Librarian When ... - by Doug Johnson.
Computer Stupidities - Humorous stories about computer users' mistakes. We have all done something stupid with a computer and misery loves company.

Miscellany

Librarians in Mystery Novels - This list is from Stop, You're Killing Me.
Cozy Mystery Librarians - Librarians who are characters in cozy mysteries. This is from the Cozy Mystery List.
32 of Your Favorite Books Featuring Librarians - By Jamie Canaves in BookRiot, April 8, 2019.
Library/Librarian Mystery Series - By Janet Rudolph, May 18, 2021.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Libraries - This list is from Good Reads
Our Favorite Books About Libraries and Librarians - Fiction and Nonfiction from I Love Libraries, July 28, 2020.
7 Mysterious Libraries in Literature by Peng Shepard, May, 2018.
Libraries Gone Wild - 10 imaginative picture books about libraries. Selected by Dena McMurdie.
Library Quotes - From Brainy Quote.
Quotes About Books and Reading - Excellent quotations from The Quote Garden. They also have quotations about libraries which you find by clicking here.
59 Quotes About Libraries and Librarians - Collected by Abby Hargreaves on Book Riot. November, 2019
Books Are the Best Weapon in the World - A quote from Doctor Who.
The Stereotype Stereotype - Our obsession with librarian representation. An article by Gretchen Keer and Andrew Carlos in American Libraries, October 30, 2015.
Science Fiction and Fantasy's Best Librarians - From Tor Con.
Librarians Save the Day: 11 Great Movies in Which They Star - By the Huffington Post.
The 10 Best Librarians on the Screen - From Film Forever.
The 10 Best Songs about Libraries and Librarians - The Beach Boys, Rap, and more.
The Ten Best Libraries in Literature - Find out which fictional libraries made the top ten list. From the Guardian, Nov., 2011.
Ten Fictional Libraries I'd love to visit - Me, too. This list has been selected by Ellyssa Kroski
Librarians to the Rescue - NPR commentary on the Librarian Action Figure.
10 Surprising Former Librarians - What do Mao, Beverly Cleary, and Casanova have in common? They all worked in libraries.
Library History Buff - Collections of materials relating to libraries such as postage stamps, postcards, and library memorabilia.
Bookplate Collecting Basics - Here is a new hobby for you.
Fore-Edge Book Painting - This is an article from Wikipedia which will be of interest to those who find the undecorated edges of book pages to be a bit boring.
How to Add Your Own Hidden Fore-Edge Painting to any Book - It is probably best not to do this with books from the library. You know how touchy librarians are about these things.
The Great Library Card Collection - A collection of post cards collected by Michael Sauers.
Library Postcards - a blog by Mark Jackson
Bibliophilately - Libraries on postage stamps.
St. Jerome - Patron saint of librarians. His feast day is September 30.
St. Isidore of Seville - Patron saint of the Internet. His feast day is April 4.
Real People Goods - Some clever librarian sayings on mugs and shirts.

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