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April 19, 2015 by Betsy Bird

Video Sunday: “You fill me with inertia.”

April 19, 2015 by Betsy Bird   5 comments

Hallo, folks!

So today is the last day of National Library Week.  In celebration, enjoy this delightful video from Common Craft for your average non-library literate layman.  If you are a librarian, show this video to those members of your family who heard you had to get a Master’s degree and asked you, “What? So they teach you how to put your hair in a bun and go ‘Shh’ all day?”

More info here.

There is a saying in my family: A music video isn’t viral until soldiers perform a version of it.  Admittedly it’s a relatively new saying.  The same might also be said for librarian parody videos, though.  When they’re doing a song you haven’t heard of, you best be looking that puppy up.  Case in point . . .

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The moment he’s reading Beloved sort of stands out.  Otherwise, perfectly fine.  The ending is pitch perfect.  Thanks to Melanie for the link.

One more.  This time with a Taylor Swift-centric vibe.  Author Patricia Hubbell ought to be well pleased:

In other news I was so pleased to see James Kennedy and his 90-Second Newbery shenanigans appear on this recent episode of Kidlit TV.  You should watch it if, for no other reason, the fact that you get to see Ame Dyckman briefly prance.  And prance she does!!

Next up, the Mazza Museum!  I love that place, but the smiling blonde is way way way perky.

Speaking of perky, Scholastic ups the ante with a professional announcer talking up their summer reading challenge.  Not a bad idea.  Offer kids the chance to be in a world record and watch your participation numbers skyrocket.

And for our off-topic video, this week this post alerted me to the existence of this movie scene from the film Bedazzled.  This constitutes my new favorite thing.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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  1. Monica Edinger says

    April 19, 2015 at 6:18 am

    Peter Cook! Dudley Moore (in his early days)! Haven’t seen the original Bedazzled in years, but boy did I love it (and them) way back when.

  2. James Kennedy says

    April 20, 2015 at 12:44 am

    Ha! Another Mallory Ortberg fan! I *thought* that video looked familiar… yet another thing we have in common!

  3. melanie hope greenberg says

    April 20, 2015 at 11:31 am

    Thanks for posting that library funk video. Surprised no one else sent it. Had the pleasure of seeing Dudley Moore and Peter Cook on Broadway many a moon ago.

  4. :Donna says

    April 23, 2015 at 1:02 am

    These videos were SO much fun to watch, but I can’t help that I loved the KidLit 90-Second Newbery one the best. Why? ‘Cause my pal Ame was in it. How great to see her in that! Only, I saw lots of “bubbly” but no prancing per se 😉

    • Elizabeth Bird says

      April 23, 2015 at 3:46 pm

      It’s very early in the video. Just a prancing snapshot, really.

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