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’s Column
Roz Warren’s great sense of humor reaches into all kinds of unique territory!
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
