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Category Archives: funny stuff

Who Is the Annoyed Librarian?

Time for me to fess up: Meredith Farkas told the truth when she said she isn’t the Annoyed Librarian. She’s not. I am.
I know, I know, everyone assumes the Annoyed Librarian is a woman. What better way to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes than to blog as if I were female? Better than slapping […]

Exploring the Future!

I heart Shelf Check!

Web X

Jennifer Graham and I were talking about Web 2.0 and how neither of us really understands what the “Semantic Web” that is supposedly Web 3.0 could be. I mean, I went to college, I was an English major, I’m not a complete idiot…but no explanation of the “Semantic Web” has given me much of an […]

Responsibly Irresponsible

I think this is my very favorite Unshelved of all time. It is so very full of win.

What Dewey Do With a Library Website?

It is a terrific bit of synchronicity that the same week MPOW has it’s big web launch, Unshelved features an hilarious storyline about redesigning the library website. I loved the entire week’s worth of strips.

John Blyberg’s Best Idea Yet

Someone please, please make this shirt:

Your Life Work?

A blast from the past, pulled from the vaults and brought to you courtesy of Goblin Cartoons Productions and the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library PaperCuts blog:

My favorite bit is the young man who is looking for a book, but can’t remember the author or title. “But the cover is blue!” Boy, the more […]

With Great Power…

I generally save internet quizzes for my Livejournal, but I find these two together to be both amusing and insightful regarding my role in the library:
Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man

80%

Robin

70%

Superman

70%

Iron Man

65%

The Flash

65%

Hulk

65%

Green Lantern

50%

Supergirl

45%

Catwoman

45%

Batman

45%

Wonder Woman

35%

You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

ENFP - The ChampionYou scored 72% […]

I Still Remember Vinyl, Too

“P-books“! I love it!

Patrons are the Funniest People

A woman asked me for help with the computers this afternoon. She was trying to apply for a job online, and the website wasn’t cooperating. While she wasn’t an internet whiz (she didn’t know she could tab from one field to the next, and instead would move the mouse to click on the next field), […]