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I watched the first episode of the Librarians on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s website, but since then, I can’t get the videos to stream. To bad for me.

But today, I came across another show about librarians. Joy! And it’s an anime! Bonus!

If you’re thinking an anime about librarians is bound to be boring, you’re right. But,for those of us that work in a library, it’s sort of funny.

Kokoro is excited for her first day as a librarian in a library on a deserted mountain (?) with the same name as her. Joy of joy’s, they get a user (not a customer, a user) the first day! But after a week (!) passes, and the book is not returned, Kokoro gets concerned. She decides to track down the library user and get the book back (she takes her job VERY seriously.) Well, I won’t give away the ending, but it’s very exciting (yawn) indeed. Also, apparently librarians in japan wear maid outfits.

You can watch the first episode here. And while we’re at it, here’s a nice video of 70s librarians (and bad customer service). No guarantees on how long these links will be good for.

If nothing else, Kokoro Toshokan would make a great drinking game- just take a drink every time they say the word “librarian.”

karin :: Nov.23.2007 :: Humor, Library :: 3 Comments »

<Yes, I am shamelessly working a fangirl post into a library themed blog. :)>

I got to see Tori Amos perform in Omaha this weekend, and part of the way through the performance it hit me- Tori must be the Annoyed Librarian! Consider the facts:

She released a greatest hits album called “Tales of a Librarian.”

She’s outspoken and opinionated

She already has several personas, the AL would just be one more

And the most damming of all, the Martinis:

Not long into the concert, Tori (sorry, Santa) poured martinis for herself and her crew. She even walked into the crowd to deliver said martinis to the sound crew. That’s when I knew.

OK, it’s a stretch. But it’s more believable than me saying *I’m* the Annoyed Librarian.

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<fangirl stuff>I was extremely pleased with this concert. Tori is one of my favorite singers, and it’s always great to see her perform, but this particular concert was full of energy and fun. Tori is getting quite good at tapping into her somewhat rabid (yes, me included) fanbase. Her website includes places you can upload your own photos, make comments about the concerts, and connect with other fans. She seems to be pretty lenient with other websites as well (there’s never a shortage of Tori footage on YouTube or photos on flickr.) This is in contrast to Prince, who has been going after his fans lately, which makes me grumpy.

I would add a “what can libraries learn from this” paragraph here, but since this is really a fangirl post, I won’t.

My favorite new feature on toriamos.com is the ability to download an concert in MP3 format, recorded from the soundboard, within hours after the concert for $10. This is a great idea, and long overdue. Most fans would much rather pay $10 for a good quality official bootleg than getting a cruddy audience recorded boot. Alas for me, the concert I attended appears to be unavailable.</fangirl stuff>

karin :: Nov.12.2007 :: Humor, Library, Sites and Stories :: 2 Comments »