Facetiae & Satire

And various other witty, sarcastic, or silly bits.

Items from and inspired by television shows are listed in TV Culture.

	All About Deselection for Librarians -- A model deselection policy, with some Q & A thrown in.
	At Least I'm Not Hitler -- Speculates Kim Il Sung as a librarian.
	Bad Roberta Visits the Public Library -- Pretty amusing story about a horrid little girl.
	Billington Resigns -- Laura Bush sworn in as Librarian of Congress. April Fool's parody of LJ news.
	Book of Answers -- A funny bit posted on a list, about the reference book that patrons just know we have.
	Book Publishers Unveil Anti-Copying Devices.
	The Bunion -- Library news satire modeled on you-know-what. Follow-up issue.
	Cheating the Library -- Tips for young jerks on committing theft and other criminal and obnoxious acts. This was written either as a joke or by someone who doesn't know anything about librarians.
	College of Perpendicular Logic Library -- Complete with bowling lanes.
	Conan the Librarian -- Serial adventure story written by a law librarian.
	Declaration of the Niceness of Libraries -- From Library Juice.
	Five Technically Legal Signs for Your Library.
	Great Moments in the History of Technical Services -- A funny timeline.
	High Tech Computer Program Answers All Reference Questions with Simple Click.
	How to Organize a Public Library -- "The time between request and delivery must be as long as possible," and other tips from Umberto Eco.
	If Job Ads Were More Honest ... -- A cynical gem from a mailing list.
	Is Illiteracy So Bad?
	It's an Outrage that Libraries Require Books to Be Returned -- "Sharing books is despicable."
	The Library -- Script of a sketch about library security.
	Library Public Policy Manual 2004 -- Because times have changed.
	Library Rules To Shelve -- A few minutes with Andy Rooney.
	The Lipstick Librarian -- "She's Bold!! She's Sassy!! She's Helpful!!"
	The Little Librarian and the Magic Books -- Wonderful, illustrated fairy tale with a happy ending.
	Manfred Manly's Vintage Library Humor -- From Contrarian Librarian.
	Mythology: Hermes -- Lore of the "swiftest page in the stacks."
	New Filtering Technology Available -- Advanced mouse monitors patrons' skills and surfing activites. April Fool!
	Only Dweebs Read Books -- Tract on the perils of book addiction. Originally posted to a drugs newsgroup.
	The Original Libraryman -- Origins of a superhero.
	Paula Poundstone tries to find Marian the Librarian -- Scroll past the "Keeping My Whigs Straight" Mother Jones column to the last of the "Letters to Paula."
	Reduction of Patron-based Stress -- Memo about reducing tension through patron-based humor; includes guidelines.
	Returning Missing Books -- A law firm librarian's suggestion for a friendly message to announce book-return amnesty.
	School Library Virtual Tour.
	A Shaggy Barcode Story -- An expanded version of an old joke, with a new twist.
	Un-Public Domain -- DRM spells the end of public libraries. From InfoWorld.
	V-Chip Rating System Extended to Books -- Canadian Library Association endorses "v-barcode" plan.
	Welcome to the Wakita County Library -- The all-bookmobile library system.
	Why Farming Is Like Librarianship -- Does "shoveling horse turds" seem familiar to anyone?
	Why Would You Want To See Porn At the Library? -- A mom's musings.
	Why You Should Fall To Your Knees and Worship a Librarian -- You mean, some people need a reason?
	Writers Against Piracy -- "Libraries = Napster for books."

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