
Happy Friday, Poppies!
When I imagine the things I enjoy about academia, fabulous university library access is at the absolute top of my list. Just this week, one of our incredible librarians helped me with a massive literature search for a paper Iโm working on. I love libraries and the people who work in them.
Iโve been following the recent attacks on library staff and the rise of absolutely bananas book bans. Libraries are critical parts of society and access to information. Librarians are doing really important work and should be able to keep doing it in peace.
So, Iโve fallen down the LibrarianTikTok rabbit hole, and I hope never to climb out.
Here are some of my favorite TikTokโs from library staff.
Iโm really loving the Milwaukee Public Library account - here are two of their videos:
โSeasoned Librarian when they overhear a complex reference questionโ
The Princess Bride - As You Wish Scene, but in a Library
Cincy Librarian showing off โHow we gather hold requests at the Libraryโ
โWhat I thought working in a library would be likeโ
(Highly recommend having sound on ๐)
For those into femme-librarian fashion, I give you โRadical Librarian Workfitsโ
Libraries - but make it Wes Anderson
There are tons of these Wes Anderson-style videos from library staff. Iโll spare you and only send two.
Wes Anderson and you follow a book through a return machine!
Librarians: โCuz weโre not the sleep policeโ
For those of us who canโt leave the library without a lot of books
Hope you enjoyed these little videos!
Here are opportunities to support your local libraries and fight book bans and censorship. Next week, make sure to tell a librarian how much you appreciate them!
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Be well, be bold, be brave,
Alyssa