A patron asked the librarian why Tales of Robin Hood had been withdrawn from the children’s collection. The librarian replied, “Too much Saxon violence.”
(adapted from http://www.booknotions.com/riddles.html)
Ever wonder where librarians lark about on the Internet? If you’re in need of a laugh, here are some great sites to put a smile on your face. It’s all in good fun. Enjoy.
- Unshelved – a comic strip devoted entirely to libraries and librarians
Psst … Want to see more of Tamara, Unshelved’s perpetually cheerful children’s librarian? Send your funny stories about library service to children to the creators of Unshelved. You may see them in a future comic (shhh … act surprised) ! (unshelved@overduemedia.com)
- Awful Library Books – a collection of the worst books in library collections around the globe. You’ll get a good laugh and some weeding inspiration from these “winners!” You can submit your own worst books, too! (anonymously, of course) Visit Awful Library Books at their blog, Pinterest, or Facebook.
- Doughnuts made me do it!
Need some fast humor? Twitter has it covered.
- Follow Fake Library Stats (@fakelibstats)
37% of librarians can successfully judge a book by its cover
– Fake Library Stats (@FakeLibStats) August 28, 2013
By noon the #SaturdayLibrarian knows all assignments due first thing Monday morning
– Fake Library Stats (@FakeLibStats) August 24, 2013
And if you are the #saturdaylibrarian, #sundaylibrarian, or #nightlibrarian, join your hashtag comrades on Twitter. If you don’t get a laugh in there somewhere, I’ll be surprised.
- Also check out the relatively new A Day at the Library – “Where smart people do stupid things”
Is Tumblr your thing?
Or for humor of a more “academic” nature, try
Pinterest fan?
- It’s a mixed bag, but if you search “librarian humor,” you’ll find something to make you smile.
Facebook?
- You’ll find Librarian Problems there, too, or try
- Pop Goes the Librarian
Did I miss any of your favorite sites for library-themed humor?
Emoticon image by The people from the The Tango! Desktop Project [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Bradin
I like shelversheep.tumblr.com for library-related meme humor. They don’t post as much lately, but their early stuff is so great.
Lisa
Thanks for sharing. I hadn’t seen that one.
Monica
Notalwaysright.com is good for a mix of laughs, “I can’t believe they did that”, and “Awwww”‘s
Claire
iworkatapubliclibrary.com is fun!
Lisa
ha! ha! I’ll be bookmarking that one.