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Friday, July 17, 2009

Book carts: they're not just for pimping anymore* (Friday WTF)

There's a stereotype that "librarians are boring". And I think they want to change that stereotype to "librarians are crazy."
--Children's author / book cart drill team color commentator Mo Willems

Last week was the American Library Association's annual conference. Besides all the speakers, vendors, and other standard conferencey stuff, everyone really just goes to ALA for the annual Library Book Cart Drill Team Championship.

NPR has the story.

A lot of hard work and determination goes into this competition. No matter who takes home the coveted Gold Book Cart (yes, that's right), all these librarians clearly have the Eye of the Tiger. A hilariously weird and nerdy tiger, maybe, but a tiger all the same.

For your Friday WTF, here's a little taste:



*EDITOR'S NOTE: If you were wondering about the title of this post, click here.

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