The librarian action figure that I purchased recently looks out of place on my desk. I keep moving her from one spot to the next, but no matter where I place her, she seems out of her element.
Earlier this week I stumbled across an online exhibit from 2002 of miniature libraries from the children’s book collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Perhaps, I should construct a (extremely) miniature library like the one pictured on the introductory page for my action figure. I will have to call it an action figure’s library and not a doll’s library; otherwise, some of my colleagues may take offense.
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This is a great idea! What about an online exhibition of work environments for Nancy? They could be craft projects, rooms assembled from shop-bought furniture, or other interesting backdrops… so many people have Nancy on their desks, I’m sure lots of people would be interested.
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That is a great idea, Annie. As a person who used to build and decorate doll houses (when I was much younger), I think it would be great fun.
I also think that an online exhibition (or a simple weblog meme) could be potentially educational for non-librarians. Special librarians, like j, who do not work in libraries, could build non-library environments for their action figures, for example.
Although I am bookishly-inclined and work in a bookish-environment, I think that it is important to promote and celebrate the whole spectrum of librarianship. As I commented yesterday on j’s weblog, since librarians work in a wide variety of work environments (and do a wide variety of tasks), our librarian action figures should reflect our specific environments–as well any environment that we may imagine.
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