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Librarian Humor

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MLA, being in a new job, planning events, broken glue containers, important things breaking down . . . Whatever this week has thrown at you, you could probably use a good laugh. This video here –> https://youtu.be/MxfO-6VCeX0?si=TO_li3Ej-IsOTOyx <– should do the trick. It demonstrates the wide spectrum of librarian humor, which I now think should be its own genre. My favorites were: $ saved notes, blind dates, and grab bags, and honestly, every library needs secret bookshelves. I hope everyone else finds their own reasons to smile while watching this video.
Note) As one of the people who fixes books in this library, I do feel I need to point out that putting books on their foredges as shown in the video is not a good idea. It causes books to start separating from their covers which means fixing hinges and breaks for us.

Tiger Spot Carol for 2009

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Another year in the company of what I like to call “That D***** (Tiger) Spot”…another carol.  I’m going to keep making these up until the thing goes away.  Maybe some of us could raise money for the removal of the mosaic by singing the whole collection of them on Lowry Mall and putting out a hat.

What’s That In Front of the Library? (to the tune of “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”)

What’s that in front of the li—brary?
The freshmen have never been told.
The kids are bending near the earth,
To lift the tarp of gold.

Is it a fountain? Is it a door
To Ellis’ most spacious wing?
The passersby in stillness stare
To contemplate the thing.

What’s that in front of the li—brary?
It’s quite the mystery!
O when, o when will the Tiger Spot
Pass into history?!

Who’s Got Dumb Email Subject Lines?

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Sure, email subject lines are *supposed* to convey something meaningful and preferably, something pretty specific, about the content of the email.  It helps people decide when to read email (this second or later? Ever?) and helps them find the email if they look for it later.  But why show people this minimal consideration when you can dash off an email to hundreds of your colleagues and just call it “FYI” or better yet, leave the subject line blank?  Faster than Jesse Hall can say “hiring freeze,” you can mark yourself as a self-important twit  who thinks your time and effort is worth more than your readers’ time and effort.  Hooray!

So, what annoyingly vague email subject lines have cluttered YOUR inbox lately?  Post them in the comments.  Don’t give the sender.