Thursday 16 February 2023

Hurray For Libraries and Librarians!

Why are both so valuable?




Librarians are
so much more
than stereotypes!


 Librarians can be badass too!




And libraries are often
pretty magical places!




Let's end with a GROAN, shall we?


42 comments:

Moving with Mitchell said...

Schrodinger's cat and Pavlov's dog, genius.

Marie Smith said...

Love getting lost in the stacks.

Mistress Maddie said...

The librarian sleep machine. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Travel said...

I must have lived to read, I got the joke in the last one.

Boud said...

Another for my collection of Schroedinger's cat jokes! Noted. I love all my libraries.

Marcia LaRue said...

OMG ... I love them all and especially the little librarian in the little lending library!
I hope Steve Reed reads your blog today! LOL

Frank said...

Libraries and librarians are under attack in the States (mostly republican states) where the haters are trying to and succeeding in banning books they think are pro-LGBTQ or in anyway don't tow their party line. It is frightening.

Kay G. said...

Big fan of libraries here! Our son was called "the library baby" because we spent so much time there with him!

Alison said...

I'm old enough to remember the days before there was a computer in every home. The library was often the place to go to get online. My two kids spent a lot of time at our local library when they were growing up. It was a favourite place to go on Saturday morning with them.

Lady M said...

The biker library jacket is awesome. Where can I get one of those. Kidding aside, I love my library.

Jamie Ghione said...

Great ones! All so true.

Liz Hinds said...

Libraries are just the BEST places.

Sixpence Notthewiser said...

Love libraries. Always have.
I agree that libraries are one of the only places in this commodified, consumerist, capitalist world where we can find something for free...

XOXO

Ellen D. said...

I have worked in libraries and have always loved them! My favorite job! I checkout piles of books from my library and never have to buy a book. Hooray for libraries!!

e said...

I love this so much! I love my public library. I have saved all of my old library cards over the course of my life (sentimental rubbish but at least they don't take up much space.) My dream when I was a youngster was to be the Bookmobile librarian - but not the one pictured above! I could never afford to read as much as I do if it weren't for the public library. Worth the tax dollars!

Also, the memes are on point and hilarious. Thank you, Debra!

Mike said...

St. Louis County is rebuilding its whole library system. We are getting a new main library and most of the local libraries are having major upgrades or are being torn down and totally rebuilt.

angela said...

I used to spend hours in the library and I’d always volunteer to help put books away
When I became a stay at home mum one of the first things I did was join th local library.
As soon as the kids were old enough they got their own cards. It was a fortnightly trip to the library that helped me keep my sanity in those days

Barwitzki said...

I like the book mobile.
Hug

roentare said...

So incredible that you can put up a collection of memes for librarian too

Ur-spo said...

yes yes yes for libraries; and curse those who dare to suppress them.

bobbie said...

I love libraries! Comes from my childhood ~ I used to spend hours in ours ~ especially on the top floor, where they kept the oldest books, and the newspapers and magazines... No other smell like that!
Thanks for bringing back a cherished memory!

Mr. Shife said...

Love all of the library memes. Thank you. We are big fans of our local library. We easily have up to 50 books on our shelves right now from the library. The kiddos are voracious readers and love making trips down there to find their next adventures.

John M said...

I'd love to find a secret passage.

Joanne Noragon said...

My first job was in a library. Bought English language books for Freiberger Library, WSRU.

peppylady (Dora) said...

There still messing with our library. I mention it in my Feb 15 2023 post.
Coffee is on and stay safe

River said...

If I ever win lotto and build a house there will definitely be secret passages in the library!

baili said...

Movies are fun time pass but books oh my they are insightful,life maker and island to exist eagerly :)
Profound and beautiful dear Debra thanks
Hugs and blessings

Kirk said...

Actually, libraries and the Internet can coexist quite nicely. Though ever since the beginning of the pandemic I've mostly used a home computer, and will continue to do so in the future, for 12 years before that I did my blog and anything else that needed to be done on the Internet on a library computer. Go to any library these days and you'll see everything is centered around the computer section. Nice thing to have if you can't afford a computer or your computer breaks down.

Rommy said...

Book mobile bad girl is epic!

Magaly Guerrero said...

I enjoyed the whole post. And absolutely love the closing groan. It left me roaring, so I'm totally stealing it. ๐Ÿ˜

Rostrose said...

Great discoveries ;-DD
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Quinley said...

Love these, I love the first one, and the little free librairy one. :)
-Quinley

Leanna said...

These are all so good except for that last one. Yeah, it was bad. Such a groaner.

Guillaume said...

Damn right.

Fundy Blue said...

LOL ~ You know I loved the last one, Debra. Libraries are magical places. Happy weekend!

Richard said...

Libraries are great places to find secret passages. Don't be afraid, just follow your question. Most of the time, you will be sent to the Dewey Decimal system. It is nothing to be afraid of. I have had good experiences with libraries and librarians. Ook.

The Captain said...

Libraries are endangered things, quite worrying. It seems when cuts have to be made those in power look for easy targets.

Ol'Buzzard said...

Pavlov's dog and Schrodinger's car - Ooooh, you can't resist a pun.
the Ol'Buzzard

Guillaume said...

Being librarian would have been my dream job at a time. Oh and I so want to have a secret passage hidden behind bookshelves.

The Blog Fodder said...

Forwarding this post to my librarian daughter in London.
The secret door in the library is everyone's secret dream I think. If I had the money, I would build a huge house with turrets, and secret doors and hidden hallways. Just for fun.

Martha said...

The one with the secret passage! Yes, please. I'd LOVE to experience that.

Adam said...

Bookmobile bad girl would get literacy to 100%