Comments on: How Does Your Library Promote Fake Celebrations?

By: Elena

Elena — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:59:42 +0000

lmao @ the.effing.librarian

By: Dalek Caan

Dalek Caan — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:47:37 +0000

Fake celebrations for a fake profession.

By: the.effing.librarian

the.effing.librarian — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:16:08 +0000

we need more fake celebrations, not fewer. if hot dogs and milk and Saved By the Bell fans can have a month, then libraries should have a celebration every month; here are the next 2:
October is “Things that Terrify Fundamentalist Christians” Month, Books and movies about Witches, Demons and Harry Potter take center-pentagram during October at the library. Oh, and throw in some dinosaurs.

November is “Guess the Stain in the Library Book” Month.
The library will put one stained book in a display case and visitors can enter their guess on the submission form. After the stain is tested at a local lab, the winner will receive one gallon of hand sanitizer and a tetanus shot.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:52:41 +0000

I think I’ll raise a ruckus at my local library to get Keith Richards’ sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll memoir, Life, removed from the shelves. Then we can celebrate Banned Band Books Week.

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:55:44 +0000

Now that’s a “fake” celebration that might actually be fun. Of course we librarians would no doubt find a way to “geek it up.” Not that there’s anything wrong with geeks…

By: davidinvirginia

davidinvirginia — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:32:55 +0000

It’s a slow blog day.

By: E.I. Cook

E.I. Cook — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:36:06 +0000

AL, That’s BANNED Books Week, you know.

If it were actually BAND Books Week, we’d be celebrating our favorite memoirs by rock’n roll stars or books on how to nail that latest marching band routine.

By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:01:25 +0000

“Band Books Week” There is a week dedicated to books about bands? I hope it’s cool rock bands like the Who and Aerosmith and not marching bands. Not that there’s anything wrong with marching bands…

By: AnneFrances

AnneFrances — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:50:09 +0000

Dear Annoyed–
I love your pointed commentary. Alas, I’m one of those PR Library People who regularly submit fake celebrations to the media. Here are my reasons:
1. Who cares if the media prints it? The release also goes to our board, friends, foundation, and anyone else I can put on my list so they know I am “doing my job.”
2. It makes easy copy for the web–especially the canned editorials. It’s also good for those civic presentations (hey, we have a celebration EVERY MONTH of the year)
3. If it does get published, it gets our name out in the community. Works great if you buy ads.

Can’t wait to see what you have to say about banned book week.