Find more on Library "Cartoons"

In NO particular order..of humor quotient:
*Note some sites may duplicate links to humor sites, there's only so much humor to go round*

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Please note that many new "blogs" come online every month, and there seems to be many a library
worker, with some very insiteful, and funny takes on library work life. Since I can't link to them all
check out some of your favorite blogs on a regular basis and usually they will link to other similar or like minded
blogs that may catch your eye.

Check out this one today
Just more "Liberry" Humor | lovetheliberry.blogspot.com

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Library Anecdote:

Patron: "I am looking for a globe of the earth." 
Librarian: "We have a table-top model over here." 
Patron: "No, that's not good enough. Don't you have a life-size?" 
Librarian: (pause) "Yes, but it's in use right now." 

Peep Research:
A Study of Small Fluffy Creatures & Library Usage
www.millikin.edu/staley/fluff/peep_research.html

From : Biblia, the Warrior Librarian - CATCHY NAMES FOR LIBRARIANS: WHAT'S LEFT?
http://warriorlibrarian.com/LOL/id4me.html

"Biblia", The Warrior Librarian:
Looks at the lighter side of librarianship and libraries.
ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO BIBLIA'S ORIGINAL LIBRARY HUMOUR 
http://www.warriorlibrarian.com/laffs.html
I love all of Biblia's humor pages - but 2 of my favorites are:
Library Insurance "claims"
http://warriorlibrarian.com/ROFL/insure.html
and
Library Answering Machine messages:
http://warriorlibrarian.com/IMHO/phone.html
plus: she has a page with Banners for Library Websites that I have a link to
on my own "banners for websites" page.
**Related NOTE: see Biblia's link to Library Songs
and also her Latest BOOK
See too:
REJECTING THE STEREOTYPE [*excerpt quoted from website*]
Librarians have long been lumbered with the bookish image of thick glasses, hair in a bun, 
dowdy clothes, and no life outside the library. 
This collection of links demonstrates that librarians are people too! 
I don't know about you, buddy, but I'm no beige mouse...
neither are the webmasters/mistresses of the following sites:
http://www.warriorlibrarian.com/IMHO/stereo.html

Library Science Jargon That Sounds Dirty
By Aaron J. Enright
www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/library.html

LINSNews Librarian Pickup Lines
www.lisnews.com/article.php3?sid=20030221000144
Related: Buy "Pickup Lines" T-Shirts
SLIS T-SHIRT SALE!
Available for any librarians, SLIS students, or library enthusiasts. 

More humor from LISNews

Shush! Now, some folks can see the humor in this doll, others can't
But if you're the type that can laugh, and would like to own
The Librarian Action Figure
then link on over to: www.mcphee.com/laf/

Read this Interesting study: Peep Research
Excerpt quoted from website:
http://www.millikin.edu/staley/fluff/peep_research.html
Although scientific and health research has been conducted on Peeps, most notably that appearing on the Peep Research website (see http://www.peepresearch.org), we have noted an absence of research focusing on the ability of Peeps themselves to actually do research. To address this lack, we invited a small group of Peeps to visit Staley Library at Millikin University during the week of March 17-21, 2003 so that we could more closely observe their research practices.
Visit this link for complete details of the report
www.millikin.edu/staley/fluff/peep_research.html

Read the BLOG "Ref Grunt" - tales from the Reference Desk
Related - see information about other Library Blogs
(many are "humorous writings" - even the Laughing Librarian has "up to date writings") 
and/or how to create your own.

Take the "Librarianship" Test

Lighter Side of Libraries/Librarianship
from Bibliozine
http://www.bibliozine.com/lighterside/lighterside2.shtml

Bumper Stickers for Library folks
http://www.lib.auburn.edu/pubs/newsletter/nov99/humor.htm

IFLA Library Humour links
http://www.ifla.org/I/humour/humour.htm

The Laughing Librarian
Laugh-n-Links
laughinglibrarian.com/lafnlink.htm

Laughing Librarians' Print Shop

Library Workplace Folklore
and
Jokes
Where "your job", is the stuff
"Legends" are made of!

Overdue Notices that stress - we do have a sense of humor
Humor is Overdue Notice
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/central/post/circulation/overdue1.html
Overdue Notices from Famous Libraries
http://warriorlibrarian.com/IMHO/overdue.html

Cataloger's Revenge 
Got a little pent-up cataloging frustration? 
Here's your chance to give Melvil Dewey a piece of your mind.
http://www.bibliozine.com/lighterside/index.shtml

Librarians are Radical!
www.scils.rutgers.edu/~hblack/radicallibrarians.htm

Librarians are Sexy!
www.scils.rutgers.edu/~hblack/sexylibrarians.htm

Librarians are Spooky!
spookylibrarians.com

Read from the Creative Librarian : Alt MLS
www.creativelibrarian.com

Lighter Side of Librarianship
library.lib.binghamton.edu/subjects/liblit/lightside.html

Read ~ "Library Life"..comment
in Associates - ezine for Support Staff
http://www.ku.edu/~assoc/massey1101.html

More from Associates
LIBRARY LIFE:
A COLUMN OF ECLECTIC RANTINGS
by Katie Buller
http://www.ukans.edu/~assoc/buller.htm

Libraryland Lexicography
By Karen G. Schneider | American Libraries Columnist 
http://archive.ala.org/alonline/netlib/il698.html

Thwart Not the Librarian (Great T-Shirt for Sale!)
http://www.librarianavengers.org/old/library.html

Jennifer's Library Humor
http://www.gflower.org/Pieces.htm

Library Science Jeopardy
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~aubrycp/project/jeopardy.html

All About Deselection (weeding)
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/3803/deselection.html

Canonical Librarian Jokes

Text of : Actual "Reference Questions"
from "Actual" Library Reference Desk, Staffs!! 

Library Juice  -  Amusing Searches
http://www.libr.org/Juice/amusing.html

eclectic librarian - Blog
Links, commentary, and other musings by a serialis
Humor archives
http://www.eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/archives/cat_humor.html

From Kids - their "Library Jokes"
www.multcolib.org/kids/jokeansw.html

The top ten ways to make sure potential applicants for your library job
are immediately turned off when they read your ad:
www.gflower.org/Topten.htm

What I Really Learned in Library School
By Karen Elliott
www.cs.unca.edu/~edmiston/msrrt/1999/spring99.html#what

"Kids" Library Jokes (*some sites may duplicate entries)

• Jokes :www.woodford.k12.ky.us/northside/Media_Center/Jokes.htm
• Jokes :www.risd.org/libraries/aikinlib/jokes.htm
• Jokes :www.wacona.com/thigpen/thigpen.htm
• Jokes : http://www.owls.lib.wi.us/laugh/pun/jokes.htm
• Cartoons : www.alt.wcboe.k12.md.us/mainfold/supportse/reslib/funnies.htm

"Library Cats" Maps - to where they are!

MeL - Humor and Culture in Libraries
http://mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=1164&pathid=1780

Librarians In Comic Books
http://www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/combks/combks.htm

Hypatia's Humorous Library Tales
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/2776/

Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance,
then get naked:
The making of a virtual librarian.
Article from: Impact V. 2 (10) 1999

Buy the "T-Shirt" or "Bookbag" with the
"list" of "reasons", you do what you do! 

Wear your humor...on your sleeve, head, or whatever..
Find lots of ideas for Funny T-shirts & more apparel for Library folks
on my shopping for the Library Lovers page, Want a "TEASE" first?

Read The "script text" of a wonderful skit from
Monty Python  "Gorilla Librarian"
Gorilla Librarian
"You see, I don't believe that libraries
should be drab places where people
sit in silence, and that's been the main reason
for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians. ......."

Read more Monty Python scripts at:
www.geocities.com/johangambolputy/Scripts.html
and/or
orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/
You can also find at your local video outlet,to rent or buy, "Monty Python's Flying Circus" video's or dvd's
The "Gorilla Librarian" skit was part of the series first season,
Note: the skit may also be called "untitled" is some copy on the videos.

The complete DVD set also has the Gorilla Librarian sketch on it
Rent a video or dvd a week, and have a Monty Python nite with library co-workers,
it'll be a terrific fun evening and work stress reliever!

This was a very funny episode on Seinfeld (if you are a Seinfeld fan)
Jerry is being hounded by the Library [cop] Invesitgator "Lt.  Bookman",
about an overdue Library Book-
Read the script of Episode 22 - "The Library"  [Oct. 16, 1991] 

Read some of the Quotes from the episode

Another "script" with a  small scene set in a Library.
FRIENDS - Episode
The One With Ross’s Book
Originally written by Scott Silveri
Directed by: David Schwimmer [Ross]
Transcribed by Eric Aasen
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/9151/707.htm

From the Hilarious House of Frightenstein - The Librarian [character]

From Novell - this will be interesting to all the Library Systems & Techies folks
Interesting Things You Learn About Computers from the Movies . . .
Those of us who work with (or is that in spite of?) computers every day tend to find their Hollywood portrayals quite amusing.
developer.novell.com/research/sections/viewpoints/lwaccess/2002/august/l020801.htm

Related: Read the Library Jokes on the LibraryBooks4U.com site.

Read:
Why are Librarians So Sexy?
www4.ncsu.edu/~n51ls801/librarians.html
Related:
Library Science Jargon That Sounds Dirty
By Aaron J. Enright
www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/library.html

BLOG to visit:
Sex & the Library
http://whereismyhandsanitizer.blogspot.com/

Article:
You Don't Look Like a Librarian!
Librarians' views of public perception in the Internet age
Ruth A. Kneale, Special Library Association, June 2002
atst.nso.edu/library/perception/

Image of Libraries and Librarians in Popular Culture
is.gseis.ucla.edu/impact/f01/Focus/Image/asides.htm

Buns on the Run: Changing the Stereotype of the Female Librarian
students.washington.edu/aliss/silverfish/archive/Oct2003/shaw.htm

Behind the Bun, or Batgirl was a Librarian
**note above is a wayback machine archived link

The Librarian Stereotype & the Movies
by Stephen Walker and V. Lonnie Lawson
MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship,
v1 no.1, Spring 1993:16-28.
wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v1n1/image.html

Visit some of the Libraristic Links..see what Library Folks, blog on about
some are funny, some are interesting..some are "off the beaten path"

Read:
GateWorld FanFic Presents : Much Ado About the Library
by Starblade
www.gateworld.net/fanfic/archive/1/muchado.html

GREAT MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF TECHNICAL SERVICES
http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~murrizol/ts_history/tshist.htm

Denises..Links to Library Humor
http://pw1.netcom.com/~dplourde/humor.html

Library - Anecdotal Humor
http://www.becquet.com/laughter/50.htm

The cartoon OVERDUE (which required "flash" for viewing)
that had previously played on the Cartoon Network
is no longer available, to be seen on the web.
For information about the animation see:
http://www.soup2nuts.tv/html/shows/web_overdue.html

See more on Library Cartoons/Comics

Library Anecdotes, Facetiae, Satire, Etc.
www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/libafse.html

Libraries, Still useful??

Snappy Librarian Comebacks to the Question:
What are "you" (those in Library profession) gonna do
Now that
"Everything is on the Internet for FREE"

I especially like the "comeback"
for the guy from the "finance dept."

One site - titled: Library Humor
http://www.san-andreas-sla.org/faultline/March200214.htm

Visit Gumdrop Books - Laughing Library

Just a few "NOTES" ~
IS THERE SOMEONE SINGING IN YOUR LIBRARY SHOWER???

Library Songs to Hum or Sing at Work
warriorlibrarian.com/LOL/songs.html
You'll soon be singing in the stacks...
THE SHELVING SONG
(sung to the tune of Monday, Monday)

And sing proudly the classic: The Library Song
or
The Library Song
(sung to the tune of Y.M.C.A)
www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Glade/1247/library.html
or
This : The Library Song
www.smacdonald.com/pegasus/songs/library-song.html
or
How about just: Library Song

See along with this Laughing Librarian entry: Ask a Librarian!
"Ask a Librarian"
recorded by Marc Record & the Good Ol' PACs
You can even download the MP3
http://www.laughinglibrarian.com/mp3/Ask_a_Librarian.mp3

And this record : The Cat's Pajamas Cool Music for Kids
has a track titled - you guessed it! "The Library Song"

Now you're thinking...could anyone else write another "Library Song"?
one that even wins an "Award"!
(Now - It could just may be the Library Song featured on the Cat's Pajamas record)
Well...read this excerpt quoted from a website
www.moulindorrecordings.com/atc.htm
All The Colors/Jim Salestrom
Veteran singer-songwriter Jim Salestrom presents a refreshing collection of fun,
yet thought-provoking songs promoting self-esteem and family values that
are sure to please kids and adults alike!
Jim's first children's release on Moulin D'Or includes his Radio AAHS theme,
"Just For Kids" and the regional Emmy Award-winning "The Library Song".
www.moulindorrecordings.com/atc.htm

Librarian-Sing-along
"Computerized Librarian"
also here: http://www.tk421.net/essays/cybrarian.shtml
Lyrics by Diane M. O’Keefe, M.S.L.S. (contact for reprint permission) and Janet T. O’Keefe, M.L.S.
Based on the song "I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major-General"
from Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. 

See to:
I Am The Very Finest Kind of Information Scientist
(or, An Ugly Trend In Library Studies)
Deb DeGeorge, Jennifer Kush, Eva Miller
www.lightjunkie.org/parody/info-science.html

But Wait There's More Music to be Sung:

Songs about libraries and librarians

Linda Kay's Library Songs

The Laughing Librarian's Laugh-n-links Songs & Poetry

See Laughing Librarian's - Collection of BibDitties
Such as the popular:
"Summer Reading Theme Song"
recorded by The Renewlz
www.laughinglibrarian.com/bd_summer.htm

Search for Music files & More using the Search Engine: "SingingFish"
www.singingfish.com/ Excerpt quoted from website:
Singingfish offers audio/video search services that help people easily find mp3s, movie trailers, sports highlights, newscasts, and other streaming files.

Revolting Librarians
Quoted from site:
http://owen.massey.net/libraries/revolting/
The pun in the title is intended, of course, for here is a collection of 30-odd poems, 
stories, and articles on revolting librarians--those who revolt against the system 
and those who are revolting because they are the system. 
Georgia Mulligan, College & research libraries 

The Rogue Librarian - Library Stories
http://www.roguelibrarian.net

Stupid Duhrector Tricks (aka -library directors) www.geocities.com/abesottedphoenix/stupidtricks.html

Library Job Title Generator
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~mach/jobtitles/

FUN for BOOKWORMS

• Reference Humor 
• Technical Services Humor 
• Funny True Stories 
• Parodies 
• Librarians and Children 
• Limericks and Poems 
• Grant Writers Say the Darndest Things 

 

 

See more Humor links for the Bookworm from the New Jersey State Library
www2.njstatelib.org/njlib/lbhumtoc.htm
**Note: above links are part of the Way Back Machine's - Archived pages**



Librarian's Lao Tzu | The Book of the Library and Its Ways
www.geocities.com/onelibrarian.geo/lao_tzu.html


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See LIBRARIANA Links in the Google Directory
See Open Directory's
Reference: Libraries: Library and Information Science: Librariana: Humor  

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Books to "Check Out!"

Biblia's Guide to Warrior Librarianship
Humor for Librarians Who Refuse to Be Classified
Amanda Credaro
Jan 2003
ISBN: 1591580021
From the Publisher 
Examining the lighter side of librarianship, this book presents a combination of outrageously funny cartoons, commentary, and wit. Globally known as Biblia, the Warrior Librarian,
Amanda Credaro has teamed with cartoonist Peter Lewis and produced a book
that expands on her award winning Web site, Warrior Librarian Weekly, 
the product of many years of experience in librarianship.
RELATED Link:
Credaro,A.B.(2002). More New Books for Realistic Libraries / Warrior Librarian Weekly [online] 
www.warriorlibrarian.com/ROFL/newbooks.html [Accessed: Feb. 15, 2003] 

Unintellectual Freedoms: Opinions of a Public Librarian
Will Manley
**Note: Will Manley, is director of the Tempe Public Library, Arizona 
and a columnist for Wilson Library Bulletin
ISBN: 0899505759
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Pub. Date: March  2002

Interlibrary Loan Sharks and Seedy ROMs
Benita L. Epstein
ISBN: 0786404655
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Pub. Date: October  1997

Dewey Decimal System Defeats Truman!: Library Cartoons
Scott McCullar
ISBN: 078640521X
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc. 
Pub. Date: May  1998

The Manley Art of Librarianship
Will Manley  Richard Lee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0899508669
Publisher: McFarland & Company,
Pub. Date: September  1993

The Truth about Catalogers 
Will Manley  Richard Lee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0786401036
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Pub. Date: May  1995

The Truth about Reference Librarians 
Will Manley  Richard Lee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0786402202
Publisher: McFarland & Company, 
Pub. Date: May  1996

Uncensored Thoughts: Pot Shots from a Public Librarian
Will Manley  Richard Lee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0899509924
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Pub. Date: August  1994
 

For Library Directors Only: Talking about Trustees and for Library Trustees Only, Living with Your Director
Will Manley  Richard Lee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 089950826X
Publisher: McFarland & Company, 
Pub. Date: February  1993

For Library Trustees Only: Living with Your Director
Will Manley  Richard Lee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0899508278
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers
Pub. Date: February  1993
 

Unsolicited Advice: Observations of a Public Librarian
Will Manley  Gary Handman (Illustrator)
ISBN: 089950745X
Publisher: McFarland & Company, 
Pub. Date: December  1992

Unprofessional Behavior: Confessions of a Public Librarian
Will Manley  Gary Handman (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0899506909
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Pub. Date: January  1992

Bibliotoons: A Mischievous Meander through the Stacks and Beyond
Gary Handman  Foreword by Arart Plotnik
ISBN: 0899504817
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Pub. Date: February  1990

Lighter side of the library
by Janice Glover
Publisher: W. S. Sullwold; ISBN: 0884920038
 

"Shhh" Is a Four Letter Word: Laughs for Library Lovers
Andy Gibbons  Jeanne Nelson
ISBN: 0882477021
Publisher: R & E Publishers
Pub. Date: January  1984

And finally - An Oldie but a Goodie
"Library Jokes and Jottings" | Henry Coutts c. 1914



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**Related Note**
See books about Librarians, Books which have Librarians has central characters, and/or Libraries for children and adults
on my libbooks.html page
and "quotes" on Reading, Books, & Libraries on the quotes4lib.html page
and check out these:
Cool Librarians
http://valinor.ca/waycool.html


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Related:
The Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest
Where Wretched Writers are Wanted
http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/

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What do you Call a Person
who has Overdue Library Books??
Answer: A "Bookkeeper"!!!

MORE ~ Library JOKES...ha, ha, ha.....hee, hee, giggle

Jokes by Occupation : 4 Librarians

But Wait - there's EVEN More!!
HUMOR!!!...from the Library
Can you stop laughing..long enough
to read these Jokes..too!! and Three

Now don't take offense..Remember these are JOKES!!

THE BLONDE IN THE LIBRARY

A blonde stormed up to the front desk
of the library and said,
"I have a complaint!"

"Yes, Ma'am?"

"I borrowed a book last week and it was horrible!"

"What was wrong with it?"

"It had way too many characters
and there was no plot whatsoever!"

The librarian nodded and said,
"Ahh. So you must be the person
who took our PHONE BOOK!!!"

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Visit the site of
The Librarian Avengers!!
You can never have too many
"Avengers" in a Profession!!
**Site has a "Flash" & Non-Flash version
for viewing**
Maybe they should call themselves
the "Flashy Libraians"!

And read this well researched article:
"Behind the Bun! or Batgirl was a Librarian"

Readers Digest : Humorous Librarian Stories

Humor "Postings" on LISNEWS

Such as the Parody
"Computerized Librarian"
by Diane M. O’Keefe, M.S.L.S. and Janet T. O’Keefe, M.L.S.

Read the parody on LISNEWS
or on LibrariansRGeeks2
homepages.waymark.net/~bikechic/manifesto.html
**Related see

Another site similar to LISNews
(**The creator of LibraryStuff also
contributes to LisNews**) where Librarians and Library folks
send in interesting stories - some Funny
some "Strange", but Usually
Only "understood" by those who work
in Libraries
Visit and read a good tale today
LibraryStuff.net 
www.librarystuff.net

Take a Look at Librarianism.com too. 

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Jennifer's Library Humor
http://www.gflower.org/Pieces.htm
"Top Ten Button Slogans for Librarians"
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6461/buttons.htm

Quotations for Library Folks..E-mail Signatures
http://homepage.interaccess.com/~smitters/lafnlibn/libsigs.htm

Related:
Quotes about  Libraries, Books, & Reading
http://librarysupportstaff.com/quotes4lib.html

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Those who belong to List Servs..will see the humor in this (I hope!!)

Subject: Caution: Friday Humor - A Lighthearted Look at ListServs
Q: How many Internet mail list subscribers does it take to
change a light bulb?
A: 1,331
1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that the
light bulb has been changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how
the light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing
light bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the
light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail
list.
41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to
please take this email exchange to alt.lite.bulb.
203 to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling
and alt.punctuation about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use
light bulbs and therefore the posts **are** relevant to this
mail list.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior,
where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs
work best for this technique, and what brands are faulty.
27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light
bulbs
14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post
corrected URLs.
3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant
to this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list.
33 to concatenate all posts to date, then quote them including
all headers and footers, and then add "Me Too."
12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three."
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant
for, leave it there.
143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
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How Many Librarians Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb
http://www.law.uh.edu/sla/list/archive/9704/msg00021.html

And how many Catalogers...?

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Announcing the New!! Built-in Orderly Organized
Knowledge Device, Otherwise
Known as the BOOK!
It's a revolutionary breakthrough in technology:
no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries,
nothing to be connected or switched on. 
It's so easy to use even a child can operate it.
Just lift its cover. Compact and portable,
it can be used anywhere--
even sitting in an armchair by the fire--
yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM. 
Here's how it works: each BOOK is constructed
of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable),
each capable of holding thousands of bits of information.
These pages are locked together with a custom-fit
device called a binder which keeps the sheets
in their correct sequence. By using both sides of each sheet,
manufacturers are able to cut costs in half.
Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information 
directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you
to the next sheet. The book may be
taken up at any time and
used by merely opening it. The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly
to any sheet, and move forward and backward as you wish. 
Most come with an "index" feature, which pinpoints
the exact location of any selected 
information for instant retrieval.

An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you 
to open the BOOK to the exact place you left it in a previous session--
even if the BOOK has been closed. BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; 
thus a single BOOKmark can be used
in BOOKs by various manufacturers. 

Portable, durable and affordable, the BOOK is the entertainment
wave of the future, an many new titles are expected soon, 
due to the surge in popularity of its programming tool,
the Portable Erasable-Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Stylus...
Original by R. J. Heathorn, first appeared in Punch Magazine, May 9, 1962.

NOT! just for "Library Folks"
But for those who enjoy FUN With WORDS
Library Laugh Site - Word Play

Need a tag line for email or inspiration
Find "Quotes" about Libraries, Books and Reading

Read actual : Weird Reference Questions
home.hawaii.rr.com/kingcharles/Library/weirdqst.htm

Please also see my Library Journals Online page-
Some of these titles..do have online articles that take a light-hearted, 
look at the Library Side of Life and May include Online Cartoons.

Other sites of interest
Visit:

• Absolute Trivia
• DisInformation.com
• Elsop Humor for Webmasters
• News of the Weird
• The Onion
• Free Public Records Search
• Tech Support  Stories : Tech Tales
• Useless Knowledge
• You Should Be Working!!!


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I had a question recently sent to me inquiring about
Library "Cartoons" - I replied with
the following resources

Here are 2 Cartoon strips currently on the Web
Read Unshelved - a Comic Strip about a Library!
You can even have the strip sent to you via email.

See also:
Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling
Tom the Dancing Bug considers the possibilities of the public library.
From Salon.com 

Another Comic Strip - Alex the Librarian
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Study/7588/

Here are some spots that
have Library/Book related cartoons,
also 2 spots that you can
send Library related cartoons "postcards"
one is New Yorker magazine cartoons
See images online: New Yorker Library Related Cartoons
and there are a few "library related" ones
so you'll have to browse through the selections. 

Library cartoons bibliography

Dewey Decimal System Defeats Truman!
Library Cartoons
by Scott McCullar
Paperback (September 1998)
McFarland & Company; ISBN: 078640521X

Another book with Library Cartoons to consider:
'You Can Tell Your Kid Will Grow
Up to Be a Librarian When...' :
Cartoons About the Profession
by Richard Lee
Paperback (September 1992)
McFarland & Company; ISBN: 0899507433

Manley Art of Librarianship
Author: Will Manley 
Illustrated by: Richard Lee 
Binding: Hardcover, 248 pages 
Publisher: McFarland and Company
Published Date: 07/01/1993
ISBN: 0899508669

Check out the section on Education/Libraries
on Benita Epstein's cartoons site
http://www.reuben.org/benitaepstein/benintro.asp

Visit : Alex "CartoonMeister" Krentzin's
Alex the Librarian page.

See: Steve Bergson's bibliography of Librarians in Comics
(you may have to scroll down
page a bit to find the Links to the 2 sites)
http://www.geocities.com/awilson57/#Libraries%20FAQ

Bibliomysteries Postcards - Book & Library related
www.bibliomysteries.com

Kids drawings of the Library
Public Library in California
http://www.friendsandfoundation.org/oceanview.html#kids

Read this online article
Cartoons prove a drawcard
for Library Services
http://www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net/1997/august/cartoons.htm

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And Just Because.....this is my website and I can put whatever I want on it !

These are fun sites to visit and who knows the information may come in handy someday at the reference desk
Visit : Julies Tacky Treasures
www.tackytreasures.com/

Bizarre Records / Album Covers
www.io.com/~dork/records/sleeve.html
and
Show & Tell
www.showandtellmusic.com/pages/home.html

Visit: The Museum of Bad Art
http://glyphs.com/moba/

Read The "PopCult Magazine" online
http://www.popcultmag.com/index.html

New Pages.com
excerpt quoted from website
NewPages is the Portal of Independents!
News, information and guides to independent bookstores, independent publishers, literary periodicals, alternative periodicals, independent record labels, alternative newsweeklies and more.
www.newpages.com/



I can relate to every thing Steven Wright says -
Steven Wright Quotes:

"I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, "What for?" I said, "I'm going to buy some sugar." 
"I invented the cordless extension cord." 
"I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time". So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance." 
"I installed a skylight in my apartment...The people who live above me are furious." 
"I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I'm the only one moving." 
"I had to stop driving my car for a while...the tires got dizzy." 
"I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically." 
"Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths." 
"I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the statues that are in all the other museums." 

To read or find Quotes on Libraries, Librarians, Reading or Books
Visit the quotes4lib page

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"A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing." 
Emo Phillips

"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other
invention in human history, with the possible exception of
handguns and tequila."
             - Mitch Radcliffe
 

"We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world." 
Dan Quayle. 

"I'm a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed." 
Bruce Lee. 

"What's on your mind, if you'll forgive the overstatement?" 
Fred Allen. 

"Ever wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?" 
John Mendosa. 

"Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything?
If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would 
be the smartest race of people on Earth." 
Will Rogers. 

"College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil." 
Ruby Wax. 

"If a man is a fool, you don't train him out of being a fool by 
sending him to university. You merely turn him into a trained fool, 
ten times more dangerous." 
Desmond Bagley. 

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Any NEW additions?? Comments...and Rants!!
Please - email
Me
 

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"Every week we went to the library, that repository of dreams, ambitions, alternate lives, shimmering possibilities, hard and false information, history, belief, story. Every week I brought home receptacles containing hints that my life might be different, wider than my mother's. "
Marge Piercy. Sleeping with Cats: a Memoir. 
For More quotes...see quotes4lib.html