Would You Name YOUR Dog Voldemort?
So you don’t want to name your dog something ordinary — what, then? So you don’t want to name your dog something ordinary like Fido or Spot. And … Read more
Roz Warren
Top Twenty Nicknames Librarians Have Given to Book Carts
Orson Scott Cart, meet Louisa May Alcart: Here are the Top Twenty Nicknames librarians have given to book carts. If you work in a library, you work with … Read more
Mr. Creeping Hands, Gum-Popping Granny and Crabby Newspaper Guy: Welcome to Your Local Library
Giving difficult patrons funny nicknames is a “library thing.” At the library where I work, we have an incredibly challenging patron whose imperious demands, unpleasant attitude and relentless … Read more
A Librarian By Any Other Name
Top Fourteen Replacements for the Word “Librarian” Library work has changed a lot over the years. Should our job title change with it? A group of librarians I … Read more
Hey Old Lady! Want to Buy a Reverse Mortgage?
As far as Facebook is concerned, I am now an Old Lady. I just turned 63, so naturally Facebook hit me with an ad for coping with memory … Read more
I’d Be Happy To Date You When Hell Freezes Over: Online Dating Turnoffs
One single librarian’s collection of online dating turnoffs Shirtless pics. Headless pics. Bathroom selfies. Gym selfies. Anything camo or Trump-related. Any photo of a guy with a fish … Read more
Silent Noodles, Swimming Pools and the ACLU: What I Learned from Magazines this Week
Among the wisdom dispensed by magazines this week are these gems: The correct term for mobile phone separation anxiety is nomophobia. (Time. 9/4/17) Henry David Thoreau was fond … Read more
Fat Cats, Happiness and Laptop Love: What I Learned from Magazines This Week
What I learned from magazines this week The Utah State Attorney General’s office recently stated in a court filing that there is no constitutional right to marry a … Read more
Bookmarks from Hell: A List of Unsavory, Alarming and Downright Nasty Things Librarians Have Recently Found in Library Books
Stuff you don’t usually find in library books, and definitely don’t want to. A dead frog A used band-aid A squashed and leaking Ketchup packet Bedbugs A tampon … Read more
Laughing All the Way to the 2020 Election with the Help of Comedy News
Q: Could I stay well-informed if 100% of my news consumption was via comedy news? After President Trump was elected, my first impulse was to spend the next … Read more
