Why, Miss Poindexter... You're... You're Beautiful!

[Insert your librarian removing her glasses and loosening her bun fantasy here.]

The New York Times describes "A Hipper Crowd of Shushers," and thanks to everyone who sent me this article. You know how to make me smile. The New York Sun offers a similar story... the Desk Set dance parties must be the place to be, including fun drinks identified by Dewey Decimal number.

An essay by John Hubbard offers numerous examples and images of the cultural images of librarians (some a little naughty.)


And in related biblio/bibliotheque news:

• You and Me and Google Makes Three: Welcoming Google Into the Reference Interview
• A Pittsburgh reporter discovers the Internet Archive: The Internet Gives Birth to an "official" online library
• The ALA has a new site: ILoveLibraries.org
• Here's a new library comic: Shelf Check
• The National Endowment for the Arts reads... big time
• The famous Heritage Book Shop in West Hollywood is closing
• Check out LitMinds, a social networking site for book lovers
• The University of Wisconsin Sheboygan has an awesome garden/book project, Bookworm Gardens
• Sticklebook is a new kind of bookshelf that looks like it would wrinkle things up
• A giant fuzzy kitty loves the Denver Public Library, which brings us full circle... a circle of library love, that is.