Resources for School Librarians - Index

Library Humor and Miscellany

Humor

• Biblia's Original Library Humor
• The Laughing Librarian
• Library Humour - By the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
• The Lighter Side of Librarianship - By Binghampton Universities Libraries.
• The Lipstick Librarian - A guide to library sartorial success.
• Library Cartoons: An Annotated Bibliography
• All About Deselection for Librarians - humorous approach to weeding.
• Humor in Libraries - Links to more library humor by the Michigan Electronic Library.
• Library Anecdotes, Facetiae, Satire, Etc. - Just that and more.
• Peep Research - "A study of small fluffy creatures and library research". A fascinating user study.
• Kids' Library Jokes - Book and library humor for the younger set of patrons from the Multnomah County Library.
• Love the Liberry - A library humor blog.
• Computer Stupidities - Humorous stories about computer users' mistakes. We have all done something stupid with a computer and misery loves company.

Miscellany

• GSLIS Bibliomysteries - Mysteries with books and libraries.
• Death Among the Books - a list compiled by Manchester Public Library.
• Librarians in the Movies
• The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies - Article by Stephen Walker and V. Lonnie Lawson
• Librarians to the Rescue - NPR commentary on the Librarian Action Figure.
• Quotations about Libraries and Librarians - Wonderful collection of quotations.
• Book Quotes - Collection of quotations about books and libraries
• The Nation's Largest Libraries - the top 100 libraries according to number of books in the United States. This list is compiled by the American Library Association.
• El Libro Siempre Contigo/The Book Forever by Your Side - Collections of stamps relating to books and libraries. By Ernesto López Arcos.
• Library History Buff - Collections of materials relating to libraries such as postage stamps, postcards, and library memorabilia.
• Bookplate Collecting Basics - Here is a new hobby for you.
• The American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers - There are some really fascinating bookplates here.
• e-greeting Cards for School Library Day (Oct. 25) - from 123 Greetings.
• The Great Library Card Collection - Another collection of cards collected by Michael Sauers.
• Wooden Library Pins Were Lures to Keep Kids Reading - Wooden pins distributed by the Fergus Falls MN library in the 1940's and 1950's which were rewards for reading.
• Library Cats - A listing of library-loving felines in the United States.
• St. Jerome - Patron saint of librarians. His feast day is September 30.
• Curmudgeony Librarian Superstore - Shop here for shirts, buttons, stickers and sexy librarian finery.

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History of School and Other Libraries

• School Libraries - History - By Inez Ramsey of the Internet School Library Media Center.
• Fifty Years of Supporting Children's Learning - A History of Public School Libraries and Federal Legislation, 1953 - 2000. This report by Joan S. Michie and Barbara A. Holton contains a great deal of statistical information about school libraries during this period. The report is available as a pdf file.
• A History of School Libraries in Philadelphia, 1874 - 1964 - by Ruth L. Arthur
• The Development of School Libraries in South Carolina
• A History of School Libraries in Texas - by Janelle Paris for the Texas State Historical Association.
• Alabama Libraries Prior to World War I - By A. J. Wright. This site has many references to school libraries.
• History of School Libraries in British Columbia - by Terra Dickson
• Rules for British Columbia School Libraries - Dated 1919.
• A History of the Prince Edward Island Teacher-Librarians Association
• The Sunday School Library Collection - By the McGill University Library Rare Books and Special Collection Division. Books from a 19th century Sunday School.
• History of the Department of Library and Information Science - at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
• Libraries Today - This site which provides information on the history of libraries in Canada has many links to sites for those interested in library history in general.
• Timeline in Library Development for African-Americans - From American Libraries, 2004.
• The Dead Germans Project - Biographies of individuals who made a significant contribution to the history of information science.
• A Library Primer - by John Cotten Dana, 3rd. edition, 1903. The primary audience was the public librarian, but there is useful advice for all librarians.
• Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Printing - List of links to web sites.
• Library History Round Table - Of the American Library Association.
• The Evolution of the Medieval Book - A very attractive site by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections of Cornell University Library. Note the section on books which could be chained to the wall which is a very useful idea.

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