Dewey Decimal and the Librarians September 4, 2014 – Posted in: Content

The year was 1963. The place was St. Paul, Minnesota. The band was Dewey Decimal and the Librarians. The rest they say is history. What we do know is that they “produced a sensation at Macalester College and throughout Minnesota during the 63-64 school year” and went their separate ways soon after. But alas, they have since reunited. Here they are playing ‘Winkin, Blinkin and Nod’ at the 25th reunion of the Class of 1964 at…

Library Science 101: So you want to be a librarian? December 12, 2013 – Posted in: infographics, Libraries

There will always be a need for a human to help with the “organization and processing of information.” It wouldn’t hurt if they minored in social work. Created for: USC’s Online Master of Library Management Program

Beware of Unemployed Librarians! April 8, 2013

“I believe passionately in libraries and have been horrified by the prospect of closures throughout the system as part of local government cuts. I tried to make a useful comic to help…” – John Alison

Mr. Bookman visits Seinfeld March 7, 2013

The folks at IMDb were having a discussion about who your favorite living “senior” in entertainment is and someone chimed in with Phillip Baker Hall. Hall plays a library investigator, Mr. Bookman, in the hysterical scene above where he pays a visit to Jerry to ask after an overdue book. Enjoy!

The Betty Glover Library Workout Tape February 18, 2013

The year is 1987 and Arizona State University librarian Betty Glover has “a solution to the sedentary life of most librarians” Work it out.Enjoy.h/t and thanks to neatorama