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Stupid Library Tricks: YouTube Videos, Library Book Truck Drill Teams, Library Raves, Librarian Action Figures, and More!

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Introducing the Best Library YouTube Videos

Here are my favorite stupid library tricks, with lots of YouTube videos. This lens has it all--book dominoes, library raves, library chair racing, musical numbers, and wild dancing in the stacks...With a special section for library book truck drill teams, the best stupid library trick of all!

Contents at a Glance

YouTube Library Raves
YouTube Library Book Truck Drill Teams
So You Want To Be An [Academic] Libraria...
ALA 2010 1st Place Book Cart Drill Team
ALA 2009 Book Cart Drill Team Championsh...
ALA 2008 Bookcart Drill Team World Champ...

YouTube Library Raves

YouTube videos of the latest fad on college campuses: library raves.

YouTube Library Book Truck Drill Teams

Mr Sandman "The Bookaneers" (Seattle Public Library): by queenxxiv | video info

7 ratings | 6,744 views

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So You Want To Be An [Academic] Librarian

So You Want To Be An [Academic] Librarian: by katharinell1984 | video info

71 ratings | 40,668 views

curated content from YouTube

ALA 2010 1st Place Book Cart Drill Team

ALA 2010 1st Place Book Cart Drill Team: by amlinam | video info

35 ratings | 10,737 views

curated content from YouTube

ALA 2009 Book Cart Drill Team Championship News

Librarians Go Wild for Gold Book Cart: All Things Considered, July 13, 2009 · The stereotype of the librarian - horn-rimmed glasses, hair in a bun, finger to her lips stubbornly shushing - was nowhere to be found at this year's Librarian Book Cart Drill Championships held recently in Chicago.
Valkyres Ride to Drill Team Victory: Dressed in Viking armor and braids and performing to "Ride of the Valkyries," the Oak Park (Ill.) Public Library Warrior Librarians took first place in the fifth annual Library Book Cart Drill Team Championship, winning a gold book cart from sponsor Demco before a standing-room-only crowd.
2009 ALA Fifth Annual Book Cart Drill Team World Championship WINNERS!: The American Library Association 5th Annual Book Cart Drill Team competition took place at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. on Sunday July 12th, 2009.

ALA 2008 Bookcart Drill Team World Championship

Resuts from the ALA Bookcart Drill Team World Championshp held in Anaheim, California.

Book Truck Drill Team Essentials

THE manual and must-have guide for book truck drill teams:

The Library Book Cart Precision Drill Team Manual

DUH! You need a book cart!!

Bookmaster - Walnut Stain Maple

And then you must have the appropriate librarian clothes:

Back Off! I'm a Librarian Women's Tank Top

Librarian Socks

Don't forget the librarian tattoos!

ILLUSTRATED LIBRARIAN TATTOO BOOK

Important Little Librarian Training Aids

Little Librarian

And jewelry!

I Read Banned Books Bracelet_ adult titles

I Read Banned Books Necklace

And of course, a Kindle!

Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite - Latest Generation

or...the best..an iPad!

Apple iPad MB292LL/A Tablet (16GB, Wifi)