Behind the StacksNews from the Reference Libraryby Zoe Greetings from the Reference Library! It's high summer and what better way to beat the heat than to wander through the stacks, taking advantage of our air conditioning. And if you live where it's winter now, we still have a heated reading room waiting for you. There has recently been a big change in the Library. Instead of each Librarian being responsible for a particular section, our present Librarians have made a commitment to overseeing the Library as a whole. Your Librarians are here to help and encourage you, as well as to stimulate activity in our Library. Please feel free to direct your questions or ideas to any of them. Just look for the purple icon on your IM Panel. We have
recently added several new forums to the Library. Through the Pages A long time ago, a secret was discovered in a library in a quiet, little town just outside of London. What kind of a secret can be found in a library, you ask? Well, it was a secret that warranted the creation of a secret organization called the Protectors. The Protectors have worked in this library for many centuries guarding the secret, which they were able to hide successfully for so long. Yet certain people are drawn to our library and our special books. Wondering what the secret is yet? Well, the curious always do…come to our quiet, little town and to our library…all you have to do is open a book and you will see it all. Though, we are not worried that you will tell our secret…for once you check out the book another world full of secrets will be opened to you and each page revealed… But be careful what book you check out, for some are friendlier than others. Library Jokes
What happens when you cross a librarian and a lawyer? Where are there more nobles than in the royal court? When a librarian goes
fishing, what goes on her hook? What does a librarian eat dinner from? A frog walked into a library and asked the librarian
what he would recommend. Did you hear about the schoolgirl who was so
excited about a book she found in the library called How to Hug? One public library has a book-delivery program for shut-ins. Twice a month a librarian phones to ask if they would like books - and what types: mysteries, romances, westerns, biographies, and so on. This information is kept on file. One day a note was left concerning a request from an elderly woman. It read: "Mrs. Simpson does not like sex, but is willing to try some this week." After reviewing an application
for a library card, the librarian told the patron that
he could not be issued a
library card. There will be a brief pause until the
groaning stops. Bookworms are the larvae of
an assortment of moths and particularly the larder beetle,
all of which feed on
organic matter easily
come by in
your library
restaurant. Cockroaches will eat anything but especially
enjoy book glue. Silverfish dine in your library on
wood pulp paper,
flour paste
and glue
and booklice
will travel a long way to sample the starch and gelatin
sizing on paper. When termites have finished with your
wooden bookshelves,
they will
satisfy their
sweet tooth with a dessert of the wood pulp paper in
your books. Now you know.
Featured Librarians July: Khaliq Rumi ben Uriel
To a historian, libraries are food, shelter and
even muse. Have you recently done some research on your favorite subject? Come tell us about it in the Reference Library. Any member of Panhistoria can post in our Library. We're looking forward to your contributions! |
