The other day I was chatting with one of my colleagues about Banned Books Week. She liked my review of Anaïs Nin’s erotica, and pointed out that several months ago I wrote a review for a sex therapy manual. Apparently I’m carving out a little niche for myself!
It’s true that one of the recurring themes on this blog is “sexy librarianship,” which is part of a larger phenomenon that I’m trying to put my finger on. Crosby Kemper, director of the Kansas City Public Library, spoke at a meeting I attended yesterday, and waxed poetic about KCPL’s “lipstick librarians” — a generation of younger librarians who embrace the camp of our retro professional stereotypes, yet feel a calling to stir things up a little.
Lady librarians, what is that all about?? Whatever it is, I’m going to blame it on Parker Posey and third wave feminism.
And with that, I bring you a link to fabulous, sexy new project called “Men of the Stacks.” I’ve yet to see a more steamy librarian pin-up, and this one’s devoted to the fellas:
Click this link to see more… and it’s for a good cause! (of course.)
Tags: Sexy Librarianship
Rachel
