Great Writers as Finger Puppets

Item URL: http://www.shakespearesden.com/gwfp.html
Price: $19.95
Retrieved From: http://www.shakespearesden.com/

So William Shakespeare, Viriginia Woolf, Charles Dickens, and Leo Tolstoy walk into a bar... and... okay, I've got nothin'. But you can come up with you own comedy using these finger puppets from Shakespear's Den. Every book lover needs small, puppet authors to discuss the merits of Stream of Consiousness vs. Realism...right?

Little Librarian Kit

Available From: www.amazon.com and others
Price: $19.99
Item URL: http://www.littlelibrarian.net/
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

Little Librarian is the first personal library kit made just for kids! It encourages reading and is powered by creativity and imagination, not batteries! Little Librarian provides book lovers with everything they need to transform their book collection into a library. Kids can practice the important skills of organizing, sharing, borrowing, and returning. Book pockets, check out cards, library cards, and bookmarks are just like the ones from the real library. Little Librarians will issue overdue notices and awards. Favorite books can be stored in the reading journal and shared with friends. To get started just add books!

Once Upon a Time: Marion the Librarian on TV

Produced by: Nebraska Public Television
Videos converted by: Dave Kelly
URL: http://www.alboe.org/ouat.html
Language: English
Contributed by: Melissa Messina

Watch vintage episodes of the fantastical 1980s Nebraska Public Television show "Once Upon a Time." Co-produced by the Nebraska Department of Education and the University of Nebraska in Omaha, the plot revolves around Marion, a librarian who has been kidnapped by a witch who demands a story every day. Each episode, Marion feeds story ingredients into a cauldron and cooks up a book, which she reads to viewers and the witch.

Several of the show's 33 episodes have been uploaded to Google Video, courtesy of Dave Kelly, and can be accessed through this episode guide.

New Spice | Study Like a Scholar, Scholar

Created by: hbllproduction
URL: http://www.youtube.com
Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ArIj236UHs&feature=related
Language: English
Contributed by: Melissa Messina

Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee Library uses parody to reach students in this funny and very persuasive video. Comedian and BYU student Stephen Jones stars as the "Old Spice guy," a straight-A superhero able to coax students out from their dorm rooms and into the library with only a laptop, a sub sandwich, and a library cart. Hilarious!

Mrs. Beamster Librarian Puppet

Available From: http://www.stopfalling.com/
Price: $20.00
Created By: Stop Falling Productions
URL: http://www.stopfalling.com/Mrs.-Beamster-Puppet-The-Librarian-from-the-Black-Lagoon-p-16145.html
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

A puppet from Mike Thaler and Jared Lee’s bestselling series ʺThe Librarian from the Black Lagoon.ʺ

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster in the Library

Available from: YouTube
URL: http://www.youtube.com
Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ZHPJT2Kp4
Language: English
Contributed by: Melissa Messina

In his unending quest for cookies, Cookie Monster drives the very patient librarian bonkers. A classic Sesame Street episode for adults and kids alike. Me just want a cookie!