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Kristen Arnett: A Librarian's Resolutions for the New Year

Kristen Arnett: A Librarian's Resolutions for the New Year

Basically, You Gotta Be Able to Joke About the Bad Stuff

By Kristen Arnett | January 9, 2019

An Incomplete List of the Non-Book Things You Can Get at the Library

An Incomplete List of the Non-Book Things You Can Get at the Library

It's Basically Everything Except Kristen Arnett's Toothbrush

By Kristen Arnett | December 5, 2018

For the Virtues I Have Acquired as a Librarian, I Am Truly Thankful

For the Virtues I Have Acquired as a Librarian, I Am Truly Thankful

Kristen Arnett Has Learned Patience (and Some Other Things)

By Kristen Arnett | November 21, 2018

What Happens When You

What Happens When You "Accidentally" Destroy a Library Book?

Please Don't Use Pizza as a Bookmark. That's Bad.

By Kristen Arnett | November 7, 2018

20 Terrible Tales of True Horror From the Library

20 Terrible Tales of True Horror From the Library

Kristen Arnett Has Seen Some Some Sh*t

By Kristen Arnett | October 24, 2018

Susan Orlean:

Susan Orlean: "Librarians Are Heroic."

All-Star Librarian Kristen Arnett Talks to the Author of The Library Book

By Kristen Arnett | October 16, 2018

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Books of the Week

  • Glyph
  • Dog Days
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No, I Can't Braid Your Hair: Why Librarians Need Boundaries Too

By Kristen Arnett | October 10, 2018

I Am a Librarian, I Am a Tech Whisperer

By Kristen Arnett | September 26, 2018

Do You Really Need a Degree to Be a Librarian?

By Kristen Arnett | September 12, 2018

Kristen Arnett: Ain't No Party Like a Library Party

Kristen Arnett: Ain't No Party Like a Library Party

There's Something For Everyone at Your Local Library (and If There Isn't, Just Ask)

By Kristen Arnett | August 29, 2018

Buddy, the Library Isn't a 7-Eleven

Buddy, the Library Isn't a 7-Eleven

A Running Tally of Items People Have Asked for at the Circulation Desk

By Kristen Arnett | August 15, 2018

The Dos and Don'ts of Supporting Your Local Library

The Dos and Don'ts of Supporting Your Local Library

For God's Sake, Do Not Recatalog a Book with Sharpie

By Kristen Arnett | August 1, 2018

How Librarians Survive on the Frontlines of Fake News

How Librarians Survive on the Frontlines of Fake News

Kristen Arnett Goes in for Some Hardcore Librarianing (Sure, It's a Verb)

By Kristen Arnett | July 18, 2018

Librarians Will Guard Your Privacy With Their Lives

Librarians Will Guard Your Privacy With Their Lives

We Won't Even Narc If You're Watching Porn

By Kristen Arnett | June 20, 2018

My Life is Like a Movie... Starring Librarians!

My Life is Like a Movie... Starring Librarians!

Kristen Arnett Comes to Terms with Libraries in Pop Culture

By Kristen Arnett | June 6, 2018

How to Run Storytime Without Boring Everyone to Death

How to Run Storytime Without Boring Everyone to Death

(Or Suffering a Nervous Breakdown)

By Kristen Arnett | May 16, 2018

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