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Librarian with a book or five in her bag at all times and a cup of tea close by...

[Lousy Librarian @LousyLibrarian]

Reason number 114 that I might be a bad librarian:
When I'm weeding and I come across a book that hasn't circulated at all in 10 years, my response is "What an extraordinary achievement! Let's see if you can keep this streak going! Back on the shelf with you, little miracle!"

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

Choose your destiny

[NSLA @NSLA]

Join the launch of 'Guidelines for First Nations Collection Description' for Australian libraries. Webinar features Tui Raven and panel. Guidelines produced as a collaboration between @ALIANational, @NSLA, @AIATSIS, @CAULalert and @Cavaledu!

Register now👉https://t.co/THOyFeMMym

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

By 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon there's only a 29% chance that it's tea in the librarian's mug

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

Removing all the books from their car can improve a librarian’s gas mileage by nearly 47%

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

23% of librarians have answered a reference question in a public restroom not at a library

[Lousy Librarian @LousyLibrarian]

Regular library patron comes in, says "Hey, where you been?"
I say "I've been here."
"I haven't seen you around."
"I've been here."
"You go on vacation or something?"
"Nope. Just here."
"It's good to have you back. I wondered where you were."
"I'm wondering where I was too."

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

Today marks 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne, following the death of her father, King George VI.

Her Majesty was proclaimed Queen throughout the UK and Commonwealth in the early hours of 6 February 1952.

📸 Dorothy Wilding @RCT

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

Your "librarian name" is your first name and your last name, followed by a deep sigh

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The greatest mystery of library science is why it takes a minimum of three tries to plug in a USB

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

Step one in how to kidnap a librarian

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The "Librarian Diet" is eating only one holiday treat each time you pass the break room

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

The average librarian will have this shared to their timeline 142 times in the next six weeks

[Lousy Librarian @LousyLibrarian]

When you’re three minutes from the end of your shift and a patron’s heading straight for you with their brow furrowed under the weight of many complicated questions

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

90% of trick-or-treaters have learned to skip the house of the librarian who only gives out book recommendations

[Lousy Librarian @LousyLibrarian]

"I need to make copies of these papers."
"I can help you with that. Are they all one-sided?"
"No, I think they're mostly pretty unbiased."

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

92% of librarians plan to scare neighborhood children this Halloween simply with their judgmental looks

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The 3rd most commonly made item on a library's 3-D printer is accessories for everyone's Nancy Pearl action figures

[Lousy Librarian @LousyLibrarian]

"Can we take library materials into the restroom?"
"I'm afraid we don't encourage that."
"Have you ever considered having a small collection of materials available just for use in the restroom?"
"Not until now. Or after now, really."

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

34% of librarians have suggested a survey to ask patrons how likely they are to take a library survey