Ever wanted a quiet place to read? Try the mime library. Wonder why books sometimes wake up cold? Because someone stole the covers. And why do hitmen come after librarians? They know too much, of course. These are just a few of the offbeat insights from the pen of library cartoonist Scott McCullar. You'll discover ancient book preservation techniques, just how ubiquitous E-mail now is, zombie book shelvers, and what books do at night while the library is closed. In what other profession can you so easily reduce the budget-simply by putting it on microfiche?
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"McCullar pens his insights" -- American Libraries
"just what the doctor ordered. ...will tickle your funny bone. Mr. McCullar's single panel New Yorker style drawings are clearly drawn and quickly understood. Librarians...will get a hearty belly laugh...highly recommended for the humor section of your general or professional collection" -- Public Library Quarterly
"some nicely surreal" -- The Library Association Record
"this reviewer suggests we buy this book and have a good laugh at ourselves.... I went from one joke I thought would be my favorite to another that topped it...you have to buy the book...you won't be disappointed" -- Technicalities
"just what the doctor ordered. ...will tickle your funny bone. Mr. McCullar's single panel New Yorker style drawings are clearly drawn and quickly understood. Librarians...will get a hearty belly laugh...highly recommended for the humor section of your general or professional collection" -- Public Library Quarterly
"some nicely surreal" -- The Library Association Record
"this reviewer suggests we buy this book and have a good laugh at ourselves.... I went from one joke I thought would be my favorite to another that topped it...you have to buy the book...you won't be disappointed" -- Technicalities
About the Author
Scott McCullar is the materials selection assistant for the children's specialist at the Harris County Public Library in Houston. His cartoons have appeared in American Libraries, Library Journal and Laserdisk Professional.
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Highly original and creatively funny!,
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This review is from: Dewey Decimal System Defeats Truman!: Library Cartoons (Paperback)
Scott McCullar is perhaps the Gary Larson of library humor. What Larson did to dinosaurs and cows, McCullar has done to the overlooked world of libraries. Funny, inventive cartoons abound in this book. His clear, straightforward art helps showcase his inventive comedy writing. If you've ever worked in, or even checked out a book from, a library, you'll appreciate his demented, wry outlook.
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Wonderful cartoons that every librarian should own,
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This review is from: Dewey Decimal System Defeats Truman!: Library Cartoons (Paperback)
These cartoons are hilarious and no library should be without a copy!
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