Fun ProjectLIS 600

Erin Sapienza

So, what do people REALLY think of librarians?

•Survey of 50 people

• Age range 5-90

• Asked question “What word do you think of when you think of a librarian?”

Most Popular Answer?GLASSES

6 responses•1 age 0-19•3 age 20-40•1 age 40-60•1 age 61+

A close second?BOOKS

5 responses•2 age 0-10•1 age 11-20•1 age 21-40•1 age 41-60

Another close second?HELPFUL

5 more responses!• 1 age 0-10• 1 age 21-40• 3 age 41-60

Another favorite?SHHHHH!

4 responses•1 age 10-20•2 age 21-40•1 age 41-60

Where are the fun and creative answers?Here we go!

BookwormStudious

Nice!

Mean!

Nerd, Dork, Boring

Anal retentive, precise, fastidious, neat

Stern

Calm

Inspiring

Busy

Hero

Naughty

And more…

• Resource • Guru• Passionate• Staunch• Rocking chair• Responsible• Intriguing

And don’t forget…

The bun!

Or the ever popular…

OLD!

And my personal favorite…

“Old ladies with cats”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASG6r9rhwcE&feature=related

Overall finding

• The traditional image of a librarian remains the same, no matter the age of the respondent. The glasses, the bun, the books!

• My image of librarians?

Diversity!

And not a bun in sight.