Comments on: Sexy Tattooed Librarians

Sexy Tattooed Librarians

mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:44:51 -0800

Sexy tattooed librarians.

By: Brandon Blatcher

Brandon Blatcher — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:53:09 -0800

SHOW YOUR BOOKS

By: Askiba

Askiba — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:54:22 -0800

Hey look! It's jessamyn!

By: Floydd

Floydd — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:55:22 -0800

I'll be in my room....

By: scratch

scratch — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:59:32 -0800

You don't usually see [librarians] as tattooed and sexy. We're not the little old ladies who walk around with buns." Mutually exclusive much?

By: damehex

damehex — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:02:56 -0800

Wow, it's like a heartwarming movie about discovery and flesh and reading! And now I don't even have to watch it.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:04:20 -0800

Oh come on. Even the Mormon missionaries showed more skin than some of those Men of TLA.

By: jdfan

jdfan — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:15:56 -0800

Looks like this is the closest I'm going to get to using this joke... are any of them Obscure Reference Librarians? Ok, more of a pun than a joke. I had to get it out of my system.

By: cortex

cortex — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:36:13 -0800

When you think of librarians you might think of a lady asking the man by the photocopy machine who smells like feces not to talk to himself too loud.

By: rokusan

rokusan — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:44:57 -0800

Is this the thread where we post lots of sexy calendar girl pictures? If not, why is this here? I am confused.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:47:19 -0800

"You'll meet seasoned professionals and passionate lay advocates..." ... I got nothin'.

By: rageagainsttherobots

rageagainsttherobots — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:47:26 -0800

I think they should have posed in the library.

By: yhbc

yhbc — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:48:48 -0800

I don't think tattoos are sexy. There, I said it.

By: swift

swift — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:50:43 -0800

Which is sexier: Jennifer Aniston or a tractor?

By: Brandon Blatcher

Brandon Blatcher — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:55:48 -0800

When you think of librarians you might think of a lady asking the man by the photocopy machine who smells like feces not to talk to himself too loud. Is her hair in a bun?

By: Iron Rat

Iron Rat — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:56:17 -0800

Librarian fetish!! That's where I'm a viking!!

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:59:06 -0800

I prefer librarian book cart drill teams.

By: wendell

wendell — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:05:01 -0800

You want controversial? Show one of those Texas librarians putting a copy of "Origin of Species" on a shelf...

By: Mblue

Mblue — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:05:23 -0800

Liberians are hot.

By: winna

winna — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:10:31 -0800

Kelly, who sports the universal symbol for goddess on her ankle I was unaware that there was a universal symbol for goddess. Is this like those people who unwittingly tattoo themselves with humorous sayings in foreign languages?

By: FauxScot

FauxScot — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:18:48 -0800

Where the hell is jessamyn?

By: loquacious

loquacious — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:23:30 -0800

Where the hell is jessamyn? Hiding. She's no dummy.

By: hippybear

hippybear — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:58:52 -0800

Shit. I came into this thread hoping for a link to burly tattooed men with facial hair and tattoos who also picked up the occasional Pynchon novel. I found none of that.

By: ericb

ericb — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:07:51 -0800

Oh come on. Even the Mormon missionaries showed more skin than some of those Men of TLA. Ah, yes ... the Mormon Hotties.

By: rokusan

rokusan — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:22:41 -0800

Eponysterical, hippybear.

By: spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints

spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:22:49 -0800

OMG TATTOOS ARE SO EDGY AND LIBRARIANS ARE SO CONSERVATIVE THAT I WOULD NEVER IN MY LIFE EXPECT A LIBRARIAN TO GET A TATTOO

By: shadytrees

shadytrees — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:23:01 -0800

Where the hell is jessamyn? Hiding. She's no dummy. They first photographed the sexy tattooed librarians, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a sexy tattooed librarian. Then they photographed the sexy tattooed after-school volunteers, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a sexy tattooed after-school volunteer. Then they photographed the IT lady who's helpful and sort of cute and sits in the back reading the manga books nobody checks out because they're all stacked in that weird unlit young adult fiction section right next to all those copies of Chicken Soup for the Soul in the young adults non-fiction section, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't her. Then they came for me—and coughed awkwardly a little before asking me if I could assist the photographer.

By: Graygorey

Graygorey — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:36:53 -0800

Stay classy, books.

By: wendell

wendell — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:38:52 -0800

Where the hell is jessamyn? Vermont. These are Texas librarians. Most Texas librarians outside of Austin refuse to admit that librarians in Vermont or Massachusetts or New York have the same job title. The photographers should have clarified things by having all their librarians wear stereotypical cowboy hats. Although The Naked Cowboy IS in NYC, so maybe they didn't want that association.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:46:23 -0800

I came into this thread hoping for a link to burly tattooed men with facial hair and tattoos who also picked up the occasional Pynchon novel. If there were men the calendar would have to be called "Sexy Tattooed Information Scientists" since there's probably still that double standard at play in this field.

By: ericb

ericb — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:48:18 -0800

Although The Naked Cowboy IS in NYC... And he's running for mayor!

By: tim_in_oz

tim_in_oz — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:52:35 -0800

Where the hell is jessamyn? I think I saw her over by the photocopier.

By: brenton

brenton — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:06:35 -0800

I wonder which of those two links will receive more clicks?

By: saucysault

saucysault — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:37:23 -0800

I've got a pretty big collection of symbology and goddess books but I have never seen that "universal symbol for goddess". Unless goddess = moon with swirls.

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:07:18 -0800

hippybear: "The colorful idea came up in 2007, a year after the "Men of Texas Libraries" calendar flew off the shelves and quickly sold out, bringing in more than $9,000 in donations." Doesn't specifically mention beards and Pynchon, but I'm sure there'd be someone in there who fit the bill [if not, MeMail me; I know some people].

By: krautland

krautland — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:48:11 -0800

I will admit I only saw the preview behind the link but the three ladies shown there aren't exactly sporting creative tats. a star on your shoulder? something tiny on your ankle? seriously?

By: Mikey-San

Mikey-San — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:52:40 -0800

I don't think tattoos are sexy. There, I said it. Turns out, opinions can be wrong!

By: item

item — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:53:25 -0800

Not only are they not sporting creative tats, but the definition of 'sexy' seems to've been stretched past its breaking point in those photos.

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:31:22 -0800

I must admit a few years back when I rented The Filth And The Fury from the library I was mildly surprised when the librarian started chatting to me about the Sex Pistols. Though the fact she had purple hair might have clued me in.

By: nosila

nosila — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:07:34 -0800

Naked Cowboy say: It would be crazy to do anything else!

By: clockbound

clockbound — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:15:06 -0800

These are great and all, but whenever I see links about tattooed librarians I get all excited thinking about the awesome tattoos someone who has devoted their life to books might get. Chaucer related! Shakespeare! Or something library related, like Ranganathan's five laws! Full sleeves of text! But all I ever get are pictures of folks with a starfish, or a moon. It seems like some of those women have larger scale tattoos, but I can barely see them. Guess I'll just have to buy the calendar.

By: orme

orme — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:22:41 -0800

The librarians in Philadelphia are trying to offset the city's budget shortfall with a calendar featuring photos of their best "what the fuck do you want?" faces.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:56:48 -0800

You want controversial? Show one of those Texas librarians putting a copy of "Origin of Species" on a shelf... Whenever I see the word Texas in a thread, I can rest assured there'll be a good helping of this. Way to go in the consistency department.

By: Toothless Willy

Toothless Willy — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:58:23 -0800

Not only are they not sporting creative tats, but the definition of 'sexy' seems to've been stretched past its breaking point in those photos. Another reason I love Metafilter: It took hours for someone to complain that the women weren't hot enough.

By: mephron

mephron — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:58:34 -0800

The Naked Cowboy IS in NYC ....and we'll send him to anyone else willing to pay for him.

By: box

box — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:12:09 -0800

Despite that I'm a tattooed librarian, I don't really have much to say about this calendar. Some of the women are more attractive than others, and some are more heavily tattooed (and with tattoos I like better), than others. But I feel like lingering on those very obvious facts might be missing the point. It's getting a ton of media coverage, which I would like to think is a good thing in terms of raising the profile of libraries and librarians, making tattoos more socially acceptable and widening the standards of 'professional' appearance in this rapidly-changing polyglot society. Yeah, I'm an optimist. And I hope they sell a whole lot of calendars.

By: agregoli

agregoli — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:21:04 -0800

Where are the men?

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:28:51 -0800

Shakespeare! You're thinking of Megan Fox.

By: 445supermag

445supermag — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:28:11 -0800

Not only is Gretchen a tattooed librarian, she's also a "Lay Advocate"

By: 445supermag

445supermag — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:31:55 -0800

Liberians are hot. posted by Mblue at 9:05 PM on August 1 [+] [!] You're right, Liberian Calender Girls are pretty hot.

By: xmutex

xmutex — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:49:03 -0800

I see the tattoos and the librarians but I don't see the sexy. Please fix post thx.

By: box

box — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:12:32 -0800

It might be worth pointing out to people like item and xmutex that 'sexy' is crash's word, not the TLAs.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:34:36 -0800

Seriously, if my next tattoo is one of Ranganatahan's five laws, it will be time to drive to the nearest loony bin and commit myself.

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:53:48 -0800

Not only is Gretchen a tattooed librarian, she's also a "Lay Advocate" Unfortunate caption, from Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

By: haunted by Leonard Cohen

haunted by Leonard Cohen — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:03:53 -0800

I traveled to Albania with Beth, Miss February for study-abroad in 2008. She's a real sweety. Galveston area libraries really took a hit with hurricane Ike, they can use the cash, crap tattoos or not. Glad to see this getting so much coverage.

By: mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey

mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:05:43 -0800

It's actually one of the librarians' words, xmutex: "It was just a fun thing to do," said Gretchen Hoffmann, 42, who turned up the heat as Miss August 2010 by posing on a row boat, a purple boa strategically draped to highlight the starfish tattoo on her upper back."I like the idea that the calendars are stereotype-busters. You don't usually see [librarians] as tattooed and sexy. We're not the little old ladies who walk around with buns."

By: mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey

mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:07:04 -0800

(I should have directed that comment at box, not xmutex. This is what I get for giving up caffeine.)

By: 5_13_23_42_69_666

5_13_23_42_69_666 — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:28:16 -0800

whenever I see links about tattooed librarians I get all excited thinking about the awesome tattoos someone who has devoted their life to books might get yea! - I have a librarian friend who has a tattoo of shakespeare sitting in a little alcove of books. it's really great.

By: box

box — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:22:16 -0800

My mistake, crash--thanks for the clarification.

By: box

box — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:23:48 -0800

Hmm. Other than the Buddha's footprint from Ginsberg's books, none of my tattoos are particularly literary.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:52:51 -0800

USA Today: "The Texas Library Association is raising money by selling a new calendar that features librarians not with notable book collections or with incredibly high IQs, but with tattoos." Because of course tattoo = illiterate with low IQ.

By: agregoli

agregoli — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:55:52 -0800

Who is so stupid, though, that they think of librarians as little old ladies with buns? They're not exactly bucking some pervasive stereotype here, really?

By: Biblio

Biblio — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:04:22 -0800

Actually, agregoli, at my library people routinely walk right past me (youngish, tattooed etc) to ask the 80-something lady at the circ desk for help. When she directs them back into the childrens' room to see me, they look very surprised.

By: stinkycheese

stinkycheese — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:16:40 -0800

My wife's a sexy tattooed librarian. She's got one under her navel that reads WITHDRAWN.

By: bradth27

bradth27 — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:02:43 -0800

These are Texas librarians. Most Texas librarians outside of Austin refuse to admit that librarians in Vermont or Massachusetts or New York have the same job title. The photographers should have clarified things by having all their librarians wear stereotypical cowboy hats. Dumbass.

By: wendell

wendell — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:13:00 -0800

Dumbass. That's what I was going for. But I got over my Librarian Fetish two years ago when Craig Ferguson was the first to declare that Sarah Palin had a "naughty librarian" look.

By: hermitosis

hermitosis — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:49:31 -0800

Wait... who the hell is jessamyn?

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:21:23 -0800

Hey look! It's VIA jessamyn! ftfy. Hey I have a tattoo! Two tattoos. Neither are literary though. One keeps monsters away. Who is so stupid, though, that they think of librarians as little old ladies with buns? The idiot media. I was at a wedding yesterday for a goot friend who I have known since I was eleven. One of her friend's parents who has also known me about that long was asking what i was up to. I gave her the short list, do technology instruction, help run a website, rural librarian and she was all "Oh I always thought you'd be doing something interesting...." I'm with box, I'm almost as excited to see the tattooed angle to this [hey smart interesting people can have tattoos!] than the librarian angle [hey librarians, they're not what you think!] but I hope they raise a ton of money and I'm happy to help publicize the thing however I can. Next up should be some sort of MetaFilter: My Internet Friends calendar to raise money for .... some good cause.

By: UseyurBrain

UseyurBrain — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:56:23 -0800

Man, 'Sexy tattooed librarians'. There is no part of that I don't like. I had a huge crush on a librarian last year. The way she held up her hand when someone tried to talk to here when she was busy gave me the shivers.

By: The Card Cheat

The Card Cheat — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:43:06 -0800

I am a tattooed librarian. Two out of three ain't bad.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:29:55 -0800

T L & A Fixed the for them!

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:30:16 -0800

that, fixed THAT for them.

By: chairface

chairface — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:54:51 -0800

Warning: Pictures also contain a full frontal ukulele.

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:30:13 -0800

SHOW US YOUR TITLES

By: chesty_a_arthur

chesty_a_arthur — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:09:16 -0800

I could swear there's a rash (so to speak...ew) of these hott librarian calendars every four or five years, but it's been a while since I saw one. Then we all get to be like, hey, some librarians are hot! And others of us get to be like, hey, not all librarians are old! and then others among us are all, hey, i'm a hot librarian, but the ones in this here nekkid calendar are old! Anyway. I couldn't find more than passing mention of many, but here's at least coverage of a couple. (Does a livejournal page count as coverage?)

By: raygirvan

raygirvan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:06:01 -0800

Here in Exeter we have a lady librarian with full-sleeve tattoos. It's quality work, but as far as I can see, nothing to do with books.

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:42:23 -0800

I must admit a few years back when I rented The Filth And The Fury from the library I was mildly surprised when the librarian started chatting to me about the Sex Pistols. Though the fact she had purple hair might have clued me in. Where I'm from it seems like half the DJ's/promoters are librarians, playing everything from indie-rock to reggae/bhangra. Then there's the "rock/folk/gothic" band named after a Dostoevsky character. Not to mention whenever I go to a gig I see people I work with or went to library school with. Seems like it's harder to find a librarian who isn't obsessed with music, than one who is.