Comments on: Celebrities in our Midst

By: bibliona

bibliona — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:19:19 +0000

I can’t believe there are librarians out there who aren’t familiar with Nancy Pearl! She wrote the “Now Read This” series and the “Book Lust” series, which are Readers Advisory essentials.

She also came up with the “Rule of 50,” which has liberated people from feeling obligated to finish what they start. http://nancypearlbooks.wordpress.com/pearlisms/. There are people in my reading group who have taken that rule to heart, and thank her every time they put down a book that doesn’t grab them.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:10:46 +0000

The only social media librarian celebrity I know is the library ninja from the Youtube video. And the ugly chick librarian from the “blond in the library” video.

By: joneser

joneser — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:55:12 +0000

It’s nice to know that our “library-related blogger” is not just “capable” but is “ably capable”. And “uniquely positioned” too – does that mean he’s flexible?

I would have difficulty just being in the same room with such a paragon. I’m not sure I’m worthy.

By: Eric Hellman

Eric Hellman — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:39:10 +0000

If only there was a library equivalent of deploying the emergency slide.

By: Real Librarian

Real Librarian — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:42:44 +0000

If the AL would step out of the shadows, we would have our celebrity.

Put your face out there and let your public adore you.

You are the true embodiment of what the library profession is all about.

By: Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:04:40 +0000

What can I say? We’ve already shot most of the episodes of Burn Unit and Sam Raimi stopped calling a while back. So I’m on the internets.

I do what I can to bolster the hits of AL’s blog.

I can tweet about Nancy Pearl, but I doubt that will give her any recognition.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:42:51 +0000

I don’t think even Nancy Pearl gets a pass as a celebrity librarian. I’m in the profession and all I know is that she’s the librarian who appeared as an action figure Fellow MLS students and librarians lauded her celebrity precisely because of said action figure. It’s all so much circular reasoning.

Three years later and I still don’t know anything about her other than the action figure nonsense, and I can guarantee the general public knows even less.

By: Bibliotecher

Bibliotecher — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:26:26 +0000

“Celebrity librarian,” lol, that’s a great oxymoron.

Yeah, I don’t think Nancy Pearl makes the cut. A celebrity would be well-known outside of their sphere of influence.

Ben Franklin FTW!

Damn, so my nonexistent blog readership-base isn’t going to give me any extra leverage when I’m being head-hunted by the top Fortune 500 Libraries??
Thankfully, I’ll have my Rookie of the Year-status to fall back on.

By: Real Librarian

Real Librarian — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:02:58 +0000

Yes, it was a real “Bruce Campbell” that posted.

Sadly, this one doesn’t come with a boomstick.

By: Library Paparazzo

Library Paparazzo — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:44:39 +0000

OMG was that the real “Bruce Campbell” that commented.