#reference librarians
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Gets me every time.
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imagine ur garthy o’brien, just trying to fuck this hot ranger you met at your brothel that you own, except her teenage kids/wards/bosses keep knocking on the door to your bedroom and interrupting you guys and THEN you learn that she’s actually in a committed relationship but didn’t tell you, so THAT sucks but THEN one of the teens comes and finds you in the middle of the night yelling about how his friend is gone and they can’t find him and he might be in danger, so you help him teleport to his friend, and then when they all get back, looking extremely upset and dejected, you apologize to the ranger’s daughter for making her feel uncomfortable by fucking her mother and in the process SHE reveals to you that her mom’s boyfriend is actually this really cool werewolf guy that you KNOW and have fucked on multiple occasions
#and THEN first thing in the morning you find the goblin teen paralyzed in the courtyard#anyway im rewatching fhsy in preparation for junior year and WHAT a trip#the way garthy just casually refers to ayda as the librarian of the compass points library#THATS YOUR MOM/DAUGHTER#my HEART#also god i love sandra lynn so much#AND tracker#AND ragh#AND each and every one of the bad kids#missed them <3 <3 <3#dimension 20#d20#fantasy high: sophmore year#fhsy#d20 fhsy#garthy obrien#original
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Fictional Librarian of the Month: Mo Testa in “Dykes to Watch Out For”
Left to right, panels of Mo in episodes 1, 3, 8, 11, and 13
Hello everyone! This continues from the “Fictional Librarian of the Month” entries for November, December, January, February, March, April, and May, with this series focusing on fictional librarian every month, prioritizing those in currently shows, but also covering older shows, using entries from the “List of fictional libraries” from time to time. This month, I’d like to highlight Mo Testa in Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For. Here we go!
About the librarian
Mo’s official description describes her as a “worrier and kvetch extraordinaire, with a job at now-defunct Madwimmin Books on the side” which also notes that she has “since graduated from library school.” It was also said she has a “dedication to social justice combined with red and white striped shirts” and has two cats, specifically named Virginia and Vanessa.
Role in the story
Mo is a protagonist in this series, which became a “countercultural institution among lesbians and discerning non-lesbians all over the planet,” running from 1983 to 2008. In one comic, she applies for a job, but rejects it because previous librarian left as she disagreed with the Patriot Act, staying dedicated to her principles. She is later shown going to school, tries to remain informed, dealing with the death of her cat, and gets a library job. I love how the library was described as the “temple to the written word” in one comic as well.
Does the librarian buck stereotypes?
As a lesbian, she becomes a reference librarian and makes some personal calls at work. In the sense that she is White, female, and wears glasses, she falls into stereotypes of librarians. On the other hand, the fact she is passionate about her beliefs and this translates into her work as a librarian, and that stands against stereotypes.
Any similarity with librarians in other shows?
In some ways, she is similar with another librarian, Amity Blight, in The Owl House, who is a White woman and a lesbian. However, she is such a principled librarian which makes her unlike any other librarian on this blog, even more than someone like Kaisa in Hilda.
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Reprinted from Wayback Machine copy as popculturelibraries.wordpress.com was down at the time this was scheduled. It can now be read here.
#dykes to watch out for#the owl house#hilda#white women#lesbians#lgbtq#librarian stereotypes#libraries#librarians#reference librarians
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presto the magician!! 🐇🪄
#their motifs are white rabbits and hat tricks!!!#they work as a librarian as their 'day job' and perform on new moons.. their signature trick is entering the stage from their hat#their hair is actually brown but they dye it white to go with their gimmick!! and they wear colored contacts to match their outfit and#helps hide their identity. the green parts on their costume glow in the dark as well!!!#im gonna do shuffle's next but first i nap#my art#myart#my oc#oc#presto#magicians#character design#fur#?#kemonomimi#oc ref sheet#reference sheet#house of cards
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Do you have refs of the SK boys? Sorry if this has been asked before
#answered ask#dca!serial killer au#serial killer duo#sk boys#sk sun#sk moon#sun the librarian#moon the security guard#reference sheet
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Growing up we had this game that had little pigs you roll like dice and I cannot for the life of me remember anything about it
You may be thinking about Pass the Pigs!
This is the version my family had, and the pigs were a kind of rubbery texture that I really wanted to bite.
#i am going to take this as a submission#but also if you're trying to find a board game you can't remember the name of feel free to send an ask my way!#i'm a librarian irl and reference questions like this are part of my job#in fact it's one of my favourite parts of my job#not a poll
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From our picture files: "Assistant answers patron's question at ready reference desk...", from ALA Bulletin April 1968
#ALA#american library association#library#libraries#librarian#librarians#reference desk#1968#1960s#books#reference books#library assistant#detroit public library
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Finally finished his ref! I'm hoping to explore his story and such more and a fresh ref was the way to get my foot in the door. He's grown so much from his very first iteration it's insane honestly.
#art tag#black artists on tumblr#artists on tumblr#exophilia#monster oc#nonhuman oc#nonhuman#monster#character sheet#character reference#oc#oc art#oc ref#oc: the librarian
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The absolutely AMAZING @sab-draws recently completed a commission for one of my favorite rarepair ships ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥I absolutely adore it, thank you so much!!!!
#the sandman#sandman fanart#lucienne the librarian#the corinthian#corinthienne#lucienne x corinthian#corinthian x lucienne#bonus points if you can guess the reference art I had them use ;)#I am definitely writing something based off this art at some point it's just too good to not have accompanying fic#hopefully this also inspires others too 👀👀👀
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this doesnt need a response or anything, just wanted to say how cool your guys reference section is !! when i was first getting into fanfic years ago that wouldve been SO helpful, and its so cool u guys made that for new fans :)) awesome stuff!! <3
I DO need to respond because I'm absolutely thrilled that the Reference Section is getting some use! Thank you so much for reaching out and bringing attention to one of the lesser known parts of the library.
If you're new to the blog (hi! welcome!) or have somehow just missed the Reference Section (that Card Catalog got you first), then you are in for a treat!
Have you ever wondered about how to tag your fic? Or where you can find other rec blogs? Maybe you want to link your AO3 to your tumblr, or your tumblr to your AO3! Maybe you just love reading fanfic, but feel nervous about leaving comments. Information on all this and more can be found in the Reference Section!
Basically, if I come across something that I think would be helpful to the fanfic community, I add a link to it in the Reference Section. Some of the tips are written by me, and some of them are written by the @wolfstarlibrarian (who has their own awesome Reference Section as well!) and some are written by other blogs that I just happened across that had really good information. If you haven't used it before, I hope that you'll at least check it out in the future and see if it's something that might be useful going forward!
Truly, I'm so excited that you found it and found it helpful. I always love hearing from Library Patrons and appreciate that you took the time to send this.
❤️ Lots of Love and Happy Referencing! ❤️
-- The Drarry Librarian
#fanfic references#fanfic resources#drarry fanfic resources#fanfic tips and tricks#fanfic help#the drarry library#the drarry library reference section#reference section#tdl reference section#you made the librarian's heart happy!
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When a patron says it must be nice to have a job where you could just sit around and read all day
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Bunch o doodles from an Aggie I was in with a good friend
#pls someone say they get the firestar doesn't like waffles reference#my art#oc stuff#the librarian#zekira#marina
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Translating Symphony of the Night's bios
Alucard (Adrian Fahrenheit Ţepeş)
Age: 400 (presumed)
A hybrid born from Count Dracula and a human mother. Despite his beautiful androgynous features and slender body, he is physically strong and can use dark magic.
His main weapon is a sword, and by using various magical devices and items, he can gain the ability to transform and magical attacks.
He is a taciturn and gloomy young man, but he has an intelligent and calm personality.
Maria Renard
Age: 17
A girl who is distantly related to the Belmont family of vampire hunters, and also Richter's sister-in-law.
She herself is a vampire hunter who defeated Count Dracula with Richter in battle five years ago.
An intelligent and active girl who has the amazing power to control animals. On her journey to find a missing Richter, she hears rumors of a resurrected Castlevania.
Richter Belmont
Age: 24
A descendant of the Belmont family, who have fought Count Dracula for generations as vampire hunters. In the battle five years ago, he defeated his nemesis, Count Dracula, but has been missing for a year. A hot-blooded man with a strong sense of justice, who fights with a whip that has been used for generations as a weapon against vampires by his ancestors.
Count Dracula (Dracula Vlad Ţepeş)
Age: 800 (presumed)
As the lord of Castlevania, he has terrorized many people. With his mighty power of darkness, he is the supreme ruler of the dark world and he is skilled in black magic.
He was revived for the third time in the 18th century, but he was supposedly destroyed, along with the castle, by the vampire hunter Richter Belmont...
He is also Alucard's father.
Master Librarian
The master of the Long Library. He serves Dracula and is acquainted with Alucard.
By talking to him, you can purchase items, sell gems, and obtain various information.
Death
The Grim Reaper, who works as Count Dracula's confidant. He is also acquainted with Alucard, and ends up taking his equipment near the entrance to the castle.
Shaft
A mysterious monk versed in various dark arts. Five years ago, he was the one who revived Dracula, but was defeated by Richter Belmond in that battle. … supposedly.
Lisa
The wife of Count Dracula, she had a son with him. That son is the main character of the story, Alucard.
The beautiful Lisa has already passed away, and her image lives on in Alucard's heart.
#castlevania#symphony of the night#alucard castlevania#maria renard#richter belmont#dracula castlevania#master librarian#death castlevania#shaft castlevania#lisa castlevania#'revived for the third time' ehh fifth now but hey#i know that cod wasn't a thing yet but he was revived in c2 as well :p#love how alucard is described as gloomy#a few quirks#dracula is always referred to as count even in the game itself#and death in other games is called grim reaper/shinigami while here he's called death in english
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may i enquire about lucienne’s day off for wip wednesday, please?
so this fic is in answer to your V day prompt, actually! i'm very excited about it and last month it was my "comfort" wip, i.e. the one i defaulted to when words felt hard. eventually Luce is gonna take Coco on walkies. mirrors work both ways. :)
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“Where would we go?” Her voice comes out weak.
“Wherever you like,” he says. “Although…”
“Yes?”
“There is a retrospective of Nakahira Takuma’s work at the MOMAT.”
Damn him. He knows her interest in photography. He also must know she just finished organizing their collection of Takuma’s amnesia dreams, which had of course disappeared during Morpheus’ absence and only recently reappeared in another, unrelated section (Toru Takemitsu’s orchestral compositions from the 1980s). Photographs are different, in dreams. Both more and less definite, relevant details brought to the fore whether or not they’re the subject, all the weight of nostalgia with none of the camera’s stark eye. Lucienne has spent hours comparing Takuma’s dreams to the Library’s copies of his post-recovery work, trying to identify the commonalities between them. If asked, she would say that her duties encompass reference and research, in addition to curation.
She has not seen a photograph in the Waking since—well, since humans invented the technology. Morpheus took her to an exhibition.
#wip wednesday#my fic#two-hands-toward-the-sun#lucienne's day off#lucienne the librarian#the museum of modern art in tokyo IS actually currently holding a retrospective of takuma's career!#we're gonna get into the References in this one >:)#also i do feel the need to plug my fave japanese-american composer toru takemitsu#his works from the 80s are really good#personally some of my favorites of his are#''what flows through me is what you call time'' (orchestral)#and ''rain tree sketch ii'' (solo piano)#oh also#''a flock descends into a pentagonal garden'' (orchestral)#sandman
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concept for rowan's design in act 1 of the lockies
#going for a repressed overachiever vibe#theyre like 15-16 here theyre just tall 😭#god they look like a librarian and yk what they probably are. an assistant librarian in rainmore academy#and that cld probably be useful when the gang needs access to a restricted section of the library. or if they need smth specific#also this isnt the rainmore uniform rowan just dresses Like That#i swear they get worse once they meet adel#rowan khanna#the lockies#original characters#also idk if i shld like rename rowan. i do think i want to keep the name rowan tho theres symbolism for their character arc later#art#my characters#character concept#reference sheet#fantasy story#magic academy
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hey gay people, I got a promotion at work so now I'm in a position of power. is that hot to you
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