”All libraries are, of course, petri dishes of simmering lust, but the BL is extreme: its walls contain more erotic pressure than an oil rig, a North Sea fishing trawler and several series of Mad Men combined.”“The whole building sighs with hothouse groans, which swell and fade to muffle other sounds.”“When everyone is sitting around in silence, you can project what you like on to them and everyone remains a sexual possibility.”This is surely not the Queen’s library! Yet…“In 2006 a gay website exposed the British Library as a cottaging ground and the regular BL readers who I’ve discussed it...
Librarians To Ben & Jerry’s: “We Scream For Ice Cream!”
The population of librarians on Facebook has organized as People For a Library-Themed Ben & Jerry’s Flavor and is petitioning Ben & Jerry’s, the Vermont-based ice creamery famous for its multi-flavor mash-ups, for a taste sensation they can call their very own.Here are some of the current suggestions for a Ben & Jerry’s library-themed flavor:• Gooey Decimal System: Dark fudge alphabet letters with caramel swirls in hazelnut ice cream.• Sh-sh-sh-Sherbet!: Key Lime or a Chocolate/Vanilla combination.• Cookie Bookie: A combination of cookie bits!• Dusty Stacks: Layered ice cream with speckles of cocoa in every layer.• Li-Berry Pie: Lime sherbet mixed...
Rock n’ Roll Public Library Opens in London
Mick Jones, lead guitarist for The Clash, the vanguard group of the punk rock movement, opened the Rock-n-Roll Public Library in London late last week.As reported by the U.K. Guardian, the library is temporarily on display at London's Chelsea Space gallery near Portobello Road, west London, not far from where Jones formed The Clash with Joe Stummer in 1976. The "guerrilla library" will include 10,000 items from the guitarist's private collection, including Beatles memorabilia, Clash artwork and items the band members wore on stage. The full collection has never been seen before by the public.Jones, 54, told The Guardian the...
Hello, Reference Desk?
From the Norwood, MA Daily News, this exchange between Beth Goldman, Reference Desk librarian at the Morrill Memorial Library and library IT specialist and a call-in patron:Librarian: Good morning. Reference. How may I help you?Caller: Hi. Is this Reference?Librarian: Yes, sir. You have reached the Reference Desk. How may I help you?Caller: Gee, I hope you can help me.Librarian: I will certainly try. Tell me what you are looking for.Caller: Well, I’m not sure what I’m looking for, but my wife told me to call.Librarian: Great! What did your wife want?Caller: She said you’d know what that new book is...
Rockin’ the Library
Stewart Parsons is the music librarian at the Lancaster library in the UK. After 20 years of doing the usual library gig he wanted "to push boundaries" a bit and created "Get it Loud in Libraries."Founded in 2005 'Get It Loud In Libraries' is "a unique award winning project" - it received the 2007 Love Libraries Award- and is "designed to give people, especially young people who love music, a damn good time in a library"Last week actress Juliette Lewis played with her new band "The New Romantiques"Here is a video of the 'Get It Loud In Libraries' project fittingly...