After years spent editing American Libraries and the many editions of The Whole Library Handbook, George Eberhart has collected a raft of arcane librariana and amusing trivia for this endlessly browsable volume. Equally suitable for the reference shelf and the staff lounge, the dozens of wide-ranging lists in this book include * 14 ways libraries are good for the country * How to say ¿Where is the library?¿ in 50 different languages * 10 intriguing paper defects * 6 library-related birdsongs * Top 12 silly reasons to ban a bookThe mixture of serious topics, tongue-in-cheek items, and outright silliness provides something to please everyone familiar with libraries, making a fun read and a wonderful gift.

1. Five Things That Make a Library2. Eight Past Predictions about Libraries and Information in the Future3. Three Rules of the Librarians of Time and Space4. Ten Suggestions for a Library-Related Ben and Jerrys Flavor5. Ten Gifts for Your Librarian Friends6. Ten Things Microsofts Ms. Dewey Used to Say7. The Seattle Books Examiners Top Twenty Things Librarians in Public Libraries Wish Patrons Knew or Did8. The Swiss Army Librarians Top Ten Pet Peeves about Patrons9. Ten Commandments for Borrowers of Books10. Six Birds That Make Library-Related Sounds11. Larry Nixs Top Ten Libraries on Postage Stamps12. Fifteen Favorite Library Postcards13. Top Ten Library Blogs14. Top Sixteen Book Blogs15. Top Sixty Subject Blogs and News Sources16. Norman Stevenss Ten Best Childrens Picture Books That Feature Libraries and Librarians17. Ten Librarians in Adult Fiction18. Twenty-five Offbeat Book Titles19. Martha Spears Top Ten Reasons to Be a Librarian20. Scott Douglass Ten Reasons to Be (and Not to Be) a Librarian21. Top Ten Ways to Make Sure Potential Applicants for Your Library Job Are Turned Off by Your Ad22. Ten Recruitment Vows for Librarians23. Roy Tennants Top Ten Things Library Administrators Should Know about Technology24. Leigh Anne Vrabels Ten Things to Do When You Are a Library Director25. Jenny Levines Mind-Set List for Library School Students26. Sean Fitzpatricks Seven Cool Tools That Librarians Should Know About27. Key Dates in American Library History28. Five Movies with the Worst Librarian Stereotypes29. Five Movies with Librarian Role Models30. Three TV Shows with Librarians31. Twelve Librarians Who Came Back to Haunt32. Top Fifteen Books about Real Librarians33. Twelve Librarians Who Were Poets34. Fourteen Ways Public Libraries Are Good for the Country35. Ranganathans Five Laws of Library Science (Updated)36. Michael Gormans Revised Laws of Library Science37. John Cotton Danas Twelve Rules for Reading38. Top Twenty-five Largest Libraries in North America39. Ten Unusual Rare-Book Genres40. Ten Book Curses41. Ten Intriguing Paper Defects42. Stephen Learys Top Ten Ways to Exit a Library43. Booklist Editors Best American Fiction, 1980200544. Top Ten Challenged Books, 1990200045. Other Challenged Books, 2001200946. Top Twelve Silly Reasons to Ban a Book47. Ten Most Popular ALA Celebrity READ Posters48. What to Do When the Media Calls49. How to Say Where Is the Library? in Fifty Languages50. Top Ten Library Music Videos