Amusing Athenaeum

Personal Libraries

2012-02-20T08:51:00.000-06:00

Retrieved from: http://flavorwire.com/261320/20-beautiful-private-and-personal-libraries?all=1
Author: Emily Temple, Flavorwire
Blog Homepage: http://www.flavorwire.com/

Gorgeous and inspiring, these personal libraries have me envisioning hours upon hours wandering along the shelves, searching out an interesting title or intriguing cover, and curling up to explore the pages. Some of the libraries feature stunning views, but there's a measure of comfort for this librarian in being completely surrounded by the colors and orderliness of shelf upon shelf of tomes, such as those in Neil Gaiman's library, pictured above.

Folded Page Art

2011-05-06T12:40:00.005-05:00

Retrieved From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookofart/page2/
Created By: Isaac Salazar
Picture Host Page: www.flickr.com

When I fold a page in a book, it's usually just to mark my spot. When Isaac Salazar folds a page, things get a bit extreme! With a gallary that includes everything from names to dollar signs, Salazar's unique creations are not to be missed!

Book Store Advertising

2011-04-26T08:45:00.002-05:00

Retrieved From: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/creative-bookstore-ads
Created By: Bookstore Mint Vinetu and Love Agency
Blog Homepage: http://www.mymodernmet.com/

There are half a dozen of these great bookstore posters featured on mymodernmet's blog page, so be sure to visit her and check them out!

Don't you just love it when an advertiser executes on an idea as well as this? Bookstore Mint Vinetu worked with Love Agency in Lithuania to come up with this brilliant series. Sure it reminds us of the whole "sleeveface" idea but with a catchy tagline, it just works. “Become someone else. Pick your hero at Mint Vinetu.”

Harlequin Librarian

2011-04-18T10:58:00.004-05:00

Item URL: http://www.amazon.com/What-Librarian-Did-Harlequin-Superromance/dp/0373716222/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303142336&sr=1-1
Price: $5.50
Available From: http://www.amazon.com/

I honestly never thought there was such a clichéd novel out there...but then, I never actually looked!

Is Rachel Robinson (a.k.a sexy librarian) the only one on campus who doesn't know who Devin Freedman is? No big deal except that the bad-boy rock star gets a kick out of Rachel's refusal to worship at his feet. And that seems to have provoked his undivided attention. It's up to this librarian to find out firsthand just how "bad" he really is.

Invisible Bookshelf

2011-04-11T11:08:00.013-05:00

Item URL:http://www.amazon.com/Conceal-INVISIBLE-BOOKSHELF-floating-shelf/dp/B000UO4KXY/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header

Price: $9.79

Retrieved From: http://www.amazon.com/

Keep your home looking stylishly organized with this incredible metal bookshelf. Stacks books against your wall for a futuristic, gravity-defying look. Simply slide the shelf between the back cover of one book, stack the rest on top to completely cover, and VOILA you've got an invisible bookshelf. Holds up to 20 lbs!

Great Writers as Finger Puppets

2011-03-29T09:26:00.005-05:00

Item URL: http://www.shakespearesden.com/gwfp.html
Price: $19.95
Retrieved From: http://www.shakespearesden.com/

So William Shakespeare, Viriginia Woolf, Charles Dickens, and Leo Tolstoy walk into a bar... and... okay, I've got nothin'. But you can come up with you own comedy using these finger puppets from Shakespear's Den. Every book lover needs small, puppet authors to discuss the merits of Stream of Consiousness vs. Realism...right?

Hardback Book Pinhole Camera

2011-03-21T12:53:00.005-05:00

Retrieved From: http://www.etsy.com/people/engrained?ref=ls_profile

Price: $190

Item URL: http://www.etsy.com/listing/59013324/claudia-hardback-book-pinhole-camera

The art of repurposing books is it's own craze! Have you seen one? Comment and let us know!

This one of a kind handmade pinhole camera is designed and crafted from an upcycled vintage hardback book. Designed to take standard 35mm film, it's easy to shoot a whole roll of film and rewind it back into the canister for development. This unique camera has a slide shutter and is nicely finished off with beautiful ebony and pearl knobs. The camera comes with it's own set of instructions on how to load, shoot, and remove film, approximate exposure times, number of turns to advance each frame, as well as sample photos taken.

A Card Catalog for your CDs!

2011-03-08T09:19:00.004-06:00

Retrieved From: http://www.signals.com/
Cost: $189.95
Item URL: http://www.signals.com/signals/Item_Library-CD-Storage-Cabinets_HA2002G_ps_srm.html

I want this! I would buy more CD's just to need this!

Inspired by classic library fixtures, this solidly built birchwood card catalog has vintage-style finger pull/label holders. Each drawer holds 19 CDs. Paper labels included. Comes fully assembled!

Alice in Wonderland Cocktail Napkins

2011-02-28T14:35:00.006-06:00

Retrieved From: http://tartx.com/

Price: $30

Item URL: http://tartx.com/item/Alice_in_Wonderland_Cocktail_Napkins/1799/c65#

The perfect accessory for you own mad tea party! This set of six classic napkins features various characters from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland along with some of your favorite quotes. Now all you need is a dormouse...and maybe Johnny Depp.

Bookcase Murals

2011-02-18T10:16:00.004-06:00

Retrieved From: http://www.creativewallcovering.com/
Price: $81.57
Item URL: http://www.creativewallcovering.com/pc/cwid401/240/Bookcases+Photo+Half+Murals.html

Have you ever wanted a library in your home, but not wanted a library in you home? Now you can have exactly that! With this creative wall covering, you can have all the library and none of the hassle! No books to collect, no shelves to construct, no dusting to do and most of all you don't have to dust a thing! These wall-sized murals can make any room look like it is stacked top to bottom with books! All you need now is...something to read.

Catalog Card Generator

2011-02-03T13:51:00.004-06:00

Retrieved From: http://www.blyberg.net/card-generator/
Created By: John Blyberg
Blog Homepage: http://www.blyberg.net/
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

Do you miss the old catalogs? Are you nostalgic for the thoroughly-thumbed scribbled over catalog cards from your youth? Do you wish you could create just one more record the old fashioned way? Grieve no more for the Catalog Card Generator is here! John Blyberg has created this novel little plug-in so one and all can create library catalog cards once more.

"Librarian: The Game" - An i-phone/i-pad app.

2011-01-20T09:48:00.007-06:00

Retrieved From: http://speakquietly.blogspot.com/2011/01/librarian-game.html
Price: $0.99
Item URL for i-phone: http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/shelved/id412103332?mt=8#
Item URL for i-pad: http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/shelved/id412103332?mt=8
Contributed by: Lisa Herning

Are you a librarian at heart? Do you have what it takes to work in a library? This game is your test! The point of the game is simple: put the books in order--but any librarian will tell you that's not as simple as it sounds. The game is iPod/iPhone/iPad compatible.

Shelving books may not sound very sporty, but if you have ever wondered how fast can you shelve a cart of books, then there’s now an app for that. The game features three different modes of play: LOC, Dewey, and Alphabetical.

An Actual "Book" Lamp!

2011-01-11T09:49:00.004-06:00

Retrieved From: http://www.bomdesign.nl/index.html

Price: 325 Euros (about $420)

Item URL: http://www.bomdesign.nl/productshop/boeklampen3.html

Contributed By: Lisa Herning

This lamp is made from an actual book! Bomdesign is a Dutch design studio formed by Michael Bom and Antoinet Deurloo. These two 'artist-designers' use discarded materials as inspiration for their work. They explore the materials and their technical use and find possibilities that lead to surprisingand original solutions.

Tattooed Librarians Calander

2010-12-22T09:46:00.004-06:00

Retrieved From: www.zazzle.com
Created By: nyssaj
Price: $25
Item URL: http://www.zazzle.com/tattooed_librarians_of_the_pacific_northwest_calendar-158852048689330328
Contributed By: Lisa Herning (part of the "inked librarian" crowd)

Ah yes, under the guise of that bun and cardigan reside addicts to ink!
Just when you needed a new calander for 2011, the perfect specimen appears! Now you can enjoy Tattooed Librarians of the Northwest all year long! This calendar was created as a fundraiser for the students of Emporia State University's School of Library and Information Management class of 2011. Thanks for supporting students, librarians, libraries, tattoos, and calendars.!

"Read" Pins from Lucinda

2010-12-06T08:43:00.006-06:00

Retrieved From: http://www.lucinda.com/

Price: Varies

Read Pins URL: http://www.lucinda.com/shop/for/read-pins/

Contributed by: Lisa Herning

I discovered Designs by Lucinda at the American Library Association National Convention. I never accessorized with pins before, but I now wear mine all the time (book and coffee in the window).

Designs by Lucidna is a cause-related business dedicated to creating affordable handcrafted jewelry of the highest quality for the purpose of bringing financial help and awareness to non-profit organizations and their causes worldwide. Providing uniquely designed wearable art that benefits social causes through symbolic representation and whimsical creations, Designs By Lucinda has helped non-profits raise over $25 million with fundraising jewelry and has sparked endless conversations about serious social concerns since the company's inception in 1989.

"Goodreads" Never-Ending Book Quiz

2010-12-01T09:02:00.004-06:00

Created By: Goodreads Community
URL: http://www.goodreads.com/trivia
Language: English
Contributed by: Lisa Herning

The Goodreads Never-Ending Book Quiz is a list of over 80,000 book-related questions submited by Goodreads users. Test yourself and find out how much you remember about the books you've read!

Goodreads is a privately run "social book cataloging" website by Otis Chandler, a software engineer and entrepreneur. The website permits individuals to sign up and register books to create their library catalogs and reading lists. It also allows users to create their own groups of book suggestions and discussions.

Funniest library related movies made using Xtranormal

2010-11-15T09:56:00.003-06:00

Collection put together by: Aaron Tay
Blog Homepage: Musing About Librarianship
Video Post can be found at: http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/10/funniest-library-related-movies-made.html
Language: English
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

This is a great collection of videos put together by Aaron Tay on his Blog Musings About Librarianship. He found what he considers the best and funniast videos about librarianship created using the site Xtranormal.com.

"It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" Game

2010-11-11T09:10:00.004-06:00

Retieved From: www.goodreadgames.com/index.php

Price: $39.95
Item URL: www.goodreadgames.com/index.php

Contributed by: Lisa Herning

You and your friends will have fun—and some great conversation—testing your book smarts. Just listen to the opening line or two from a book and identify its title or author. It’s that easy…and that challenging!

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night covers everything from novels to poetry, from mysteries to children’s books, from science fiction to books made into movies, and six other categories. You’ll know more than you think, and you’ll get introduced to some great new reads along the way!

"Classic Tails" Print by Charles Wysocki

2010-11-04T15:42:00.005-05:00

Retrieved From: http://www.charleswysocki.com/

Price: $50.00

Item URL: http://www.charleswysocki.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=1711&categoryid=41&startpage=1

Contributed By: Lisa Herning

Charles Wysocki's "Classic Tails" print is actually a combination of three pictures. From the top the panels are titled "Fredrick the Literate", "Remington the Well-Read," and "Max in the Stacks".

Little Librarian Kit

2010-10-25T10:28:00.005-05:00

Available From: www.amazon.com and others
Price: $19.99
Item URL: http://www.littlelibrarian.net/
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

Little Librarian is the first personal library kit made just for kids! It encourages reading and is powered by creativity and imagination, not batteries! Little Librarian provides book lovers with everything they need to transform their book collection into a library. Kids can practice the important skills of organizing, sharing, borrowing, and returning. Book pockets, check out cards, library cards, and bookmarks are just like the ones from the real library. Little Librarians will issue overdue notices and awards. Favorite books can be stored in the reading journal and shared with friends. To get started just add books!

"Never Forget" t-shirt

2010-10-21T09:03:00.000-05:00

Available from: http://www.unshelved.com/store
Price: $18.95-20.95
Item URL: http://www.unshelved.com/store/Shirts/NeverForget

From the site: "Remember when men were men, librarians were women, and computers were the size of a room? Good times. Don't let them slip away."

It's always good to hold on to those good old days, when people read hardcover books and librarians wore buns. Right? Right?

Stacked Books Glass-Topped Table

2010-10-15T09:25:00.003-05:00

Available From: http://www.designtoscano.com/home.do
Price: $119
Item URL: http://www.designtoscano.com/product/code/KY4049.do
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

Be "book smart" with this artistically sculpted table that speaks volumes! With a penchant for the literary, this quality designer resin, 360-degree sculptural work of decorative art is hand-painted with faux leather covers, then topped with a 3/8"-thick, pencil-edged glass top to be admired from all angles.

Author Scented Candles

2010-10-07T09:57:00.006-05:00

Available From: http://www.paddywax.com/public/pag1.aspx

Price: $25.00

Item URL: http://www.paddywax.com/public/cat2481.aspx

Contributed By: Lisa Hering

You can now buy candles whose scents are reminiscent of various authors.

Yes, really, author-scented candles.

The original scents are Edgar Allan Poe (a mix of patchouli, absinthe and sandalwood), Jane Austen (gardenia, tuberose and jasmine) Henry Thoreau (a blend of cedar, moss and juniper) Walt Whitman (grass, thyme and clover), and Charles Dickens (tangerine, juniper and clove).

If more were going to be created, I’d have to suggest the Hunter S. Thompson (motor oil, marijuana smoke and the paranoid sweat of fear).

Book Bookends

2010-10-05T13:38:00.004-05:00

Available From: http://www.justbookends.com/

Price: $69.99

Item URL: http://www.justbookends.com/professional-bookends/office-bookends/thelibrarybookbookends.cfm

Contributed By: Lisa Herning

This rather "disorderly" pair of the Library Book Bookends will actually keep your books cleverly in order on your bookshelf. The Library Book Bookends will delight anyone with a penchant for reading (and they look pretty darn real, too)! Made in the USA.

Reading Game - Silent Conversation

2010-09-24T11:33:00.010-05:00

Created By: Gregory Weir

Produced BY: Ludus Novus

Retrived From: http://armorgames.com/category/miscellaneous

Game URL: http://armorgames.com/play/4287/silent-conversation

Language: English

Contributed By: Lisa Herning

Gregory Weir of Ludus Novus has released a game called Silent Conversation on Armor Games. The game involves guiding a letter ‘I’ avatar to move over the words in extracts from poetry and prose, including William Carlos Williams and H P Lovecraft. The typography is is often arranged in Mario-esque platforms and the challenge is to hit as many words as possible whilst avoiding words highlighted in red.

Whilst you move your avatar through the game, parts of the text take on qualities of what is happening in the story. The word "moon" will hang above you in the sky or a storm of the words "sand" may fly by as wind. Very innovative way to read and fun to play!