Funniest library related movies made using Xtranormal

Collection put together by: Aaron Tay
Blog Homepage: Musing About Librarianship
Video Post can be found at: http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/10/funniest-library-related-movies-made.html
Language: English
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

This is a great collection of videos put together by Aaron Tay on his Blog Musings About Librarianship. He found what he considers the best and funniast videos about librarianship created using the site Xtranormal.com.

Unshelved

Available From: http://www.unshelved.com/
Created By: Gene Ambaum & Bill Barnes
Price: $11.95
Item URL: http://www.unshelved.com/store/Books/LargePrint
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

What do you get when you mix adults, teenagers, children, babies, seniors, professionals, parents, teachers, students, homeschoolers, and the homeless? That very funniest of places, your local public library, home of the hugely popular Web comic Unshelved.

Large Print is the eighth collection in book form of the webcomic. It includes fourteen months worth of daily Unshelved strips in a new, handier-sized volume, plus strips never published on the web, author commentary and an introduction by Paul Southworth, creator of Ugly Hill and co-creator of Not Invented Here.

"I Am Library 101" T-Shirt

Available From: www.zazzle.com
Price: $20.35
Created by: libraryman
URL: http://www.zazzle.com/i_am_library_101_cartoon_version_tshirt-235362529218299231
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

Show what you know with this creative T-shirt explaining that you are "library 101". This shirt, featuring a cartoon representations of many library catagories tells people that you know what it is and where to find it.

"Bewitched by Books" Magnet

Available From: www.etsy.com
Price: $4
Created By: artsyville
URL: http://www.etsy.com/listing/48962269/bewitched-by-books-doodlemagnet
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

What better way to spend a few hours than getting lost in a stack of books with a cup of coffee? This fun magnet features the quote "Bewitched once again by stacks and stacks of books." This 2.5" x 3.5" magnet is laminated on the front and fully lined with a magnet backing.

Librarian Super Heroes

Image courtesy of xkcd.com:

How to Make a Comic Book
URL: http://www.ehow.com/
Retrieved from: http://www.ehow.com/how_2067443_make-comic-book.html
Language: English
Contributed by: Susan Elder

We need more librarian depicted as super heroes. eHow has an entire series of articles on how to write your own comic books and break into the business. There's a need for more librarian based super heroes!

Public Library

Created by: Goddard
URL: http://donstuff.files.wordpress.com
Retrieved from: http://donstuff.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/public-library.jpg
Contributed by: Kristin Zachrel

It's amusing and a little sad to think that the majority of patrons prefer the "shallow end" fluff than the deeper materials available at the library. Although I admit that I enjoy reading a bit of fluff myself as a nice break from reality.