#LibraryTrueFact - Twitter Hashtag

almost 8 years ago

#LibraryTrueFact: The very first US Navy library was going to be "christened"with a bottle of champagne broken next to its front door, but the librarian suggested a pot of tea would be more appropriate. That's why most libraries these days have a tea stain by the entrance!

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Peter Musser @the_musser

almost 8 years ago

#LibraryTrueFact: Librarians shop for their clothes in a cardigan catalogue.

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Peter Musser @the_musser

about 8 years ago

#LibraryTrueFact: It was common practice for libraries in North America to share a mascot with their local sports team up until 1973, when Steely McBeam, the mascot for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was finally confronted by a librarian for not returning any of the books he "borrowed"

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Peter Musser @the_musser

about 8 years ago · Greater Vancouver A

#LibraryTrueFact: the stereotype of the shushing librarian actually comes from medieval Europe, a time when it was believed that books were jails for monsters. People would shush each other out of a fear that loud noises would awaken & release the monsters trapped within.

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