SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • *Best New Books*
    • Annual Best Lists
  • Reviews
    • One Star Review
    • Nonfiction
    • Toon Reviews
  • Articles
    • Authors
    • Link Du Jour
  • Covers
    • Covering the Newbery
    • Cover Curiosity
    • Unfortunate Covers
  • News
    • Books on Film
    • Morning Notes
  • Newsletter

December 13, 2011 by Travis Jonker

2011 Librarian Lump of Coal Gift Guide

December 13, 2011 by Travis Jonker   7 comments

Time is running out to get gifts for the insufferable librarian in your life. With help from Etsy, the 2011 edition of the Librarian Lump of Coal Gift Guide has your back.

Click here for the 2010 Guide

SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Click here for the 2009 Guide

(Click the images below to buy)

For the librarian who…might like this:

Only $72.00?

***

For the librarian who would go to any length to stop losing his glasses:

And I do mean any length.

***

For the librarian who loves movies she’s never seen:

“So, you looking forward to that Hunger Games movie?”

***

For the librarian who sometimes mistakes herself for a tree:

In the words of my wife, “as an ornament, okay. As a necklace, unacceptable.”

***

For the librarian who thinks Twilight and American Girl dolls are for the same audience:

Pair this with diapers featuring scenes from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

***

For the librarian looking to fill a space on his shirt:

A nice pin, but I hear this seller’s true passion is photography.

***

The the librarian who likes felt. A bit too much:

***

For the librarian who loves things containing the word “librarian”, but aren’t actually very librarian-y:

These would go great with my librarian pants, librarian belt, librarian shoes and librarian watch while eating a librarian sandwich for librari-lunch.

***

For the librarian who needs the following:

If I knew what these were used for, I would attempt a joke right here.

***

And, just because she’s still available from the 2010 Lump of Coal Gift Guide…

For the librarian who needs her day brightened:

And I quote:

She is bouncy, she is dorky, she is a librarian!
With an orchid sewn proudly to her chest, and snazzy glasses to brighten your day, Y is upcycled from fabrics and felt samples, stuffed up with polyester stuffing, and she loves to dance.
Y. is just about a foot tall and fits in purses, large cargo pockets, easter baskets, and mail boxes. She wants you!

I hope you found a little something for the librarian in your life.

Filed under: Articles, Best of 2011, News

SHARE:

Read or Leave Comments
library

About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

July 2019

Cover Controversy: The Poet X

by Travis Jonker

December 2017

The December Newsletter is Here!

by Travis Jonker

June 2017

Announcing The Yarn LIVE at ALA Annual 2017!

by Travis Jonker

December 2011

2012 Caldecott Medal Predictions

by Travis Jonker

December 2011

Top 20 Children's Books of 2011 (#5-1)

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

One Star Review, Guess Who? (#181)

by Travis Jonker

A Fuse #8 Production

Review of the Day: The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

Monkey Prince Vol. 1: Enter the Monkey | Review

by J. Caleb Mozzocco

Heavy Medal

Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Readers’ Poll Results

by Steven Engelfried

Teen Librarian Toolbox

The Value of Innocence for BIPOC Students, a guest post by David Mura

by Amanda MacGregor

The Classroom Bookshelf

The Classroom Bookshelf is Moving

by Erika Thulin Dawes

The Yarn

A Book 25 Years in the Making: Marla Frazee Visits The Yarn

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

SLJ Book Reviews Editors’ Favorite Books Read in 2022

SLJ’s 2022 Best Books Are Live. Download a PDF of the Complete List.

Best Nonfiction 2022 | SLJ Best Books

Best Books 2022 | The Year in SLJ Covers

Best Picture Books 2022 | SLJ Best Books

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Elizabeth says

    December 13, 2011 at 7:56 am

    You make afghans out of granny squares, Travis! (Depending on your level of craftiness, that explanation may not have helped…)

    • Travis says

      December 13, 2011 at 8:42 am

      I was hoping someone would clue me in on these, Elizabeth – thank you! Although I am not very crafty, I do know about afghans, so it’s all making sense now. Except for the whole “Katniss” part of the equation.

  2. John Schu says

    December 13, 2011 at 11:03 pm

    I need the reading glasses holder.

  3. Annette says

    December 13, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    Umm…is that a nose piercing on the glasses holder? If yes, that’s the only moderately authentic librarian thing about any of these gifts.

    • Travis says

      December 15, 2011 at 11:29 am

      Ha – yes that is a piercing. That really put it over the top for me.

  4. Natalia Ortega-Brown says

    December 13, 2011 at 11:49 pm

    Travis, you made me laugh so hard I woke up my poor sleeping hubby! Felt+Twilight=Hell

    • Travis says

      December 15, 2011 at 11:29 am

      Oh, man – thanks for letting me know! Yeah, that Twilight Doll is something else.

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

  • Author/Illustrator Blogs

    • Erin Stead Illustration
    • Hey, Rabbit!
    • James Preller's Blog
    • MATTHEWCORDELLBLOGS
    • Mo Willems Doodles
    • The Scop
  • Book Blogs I Like

    • A Book and a Hug
    • A Fuse #8 Production
    • A Kids Book a Day
    • A Year of Reading
    • Abby (the) Librarian
    • Awful Library Books
    • Becky’s Book Reviews
    • Better Book Titles
    • Book-A-Day Almanac
    • Bookends
    • books4yourkids.com
    • bookshelves of doom
    • Bottom Shelf Books
    • Calling Caldecott
    • Caustic Cover Critic
    • Chad C. Beckerman
    • Charlotte’s Library
    • Cheryl Rainfield
    • Chicken Spaghetti
    • CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATION
    • Collecting Children’s Books
    • Cybils
    • EarlyWord
    • educating alice
    • Finding Wonderland
    • For Those About to Mock
    • Good Comics for Kids
    • Good Show Sir
    • GottaBook
    • Great Kid Books
    • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
    • Hi Miss Julie!
    • Jen Robinson’s Book Page
    • Kidsmomo
    • Maria T. Middleton Design
    • Nerdy Book Club
    • Neverending Search
    • Nine Kinds of Pie
    • One Book, Two Books, Old Books, New Books
    • Out of the Box
    • Oz and Ends
    • PlanetEsme
    • Read Roger
    • Reading Rants!
    • Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
    • sharpread
    • ShelfTalker
    • so tomorrow
    • The Children's Book Review
    • The Miss Rumphius Effect
    • Uncovered Cover Art
    • Waking Brain Cells
    • Watch. Connect. Read.
  • Library Blogs

    • ALSC Blog
    • Blue Skunk Blog
    • librarian.net
    • LISNews
    • Stephen's Lighthouse
    • Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology
    • Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology
    • Unshelved
  • Follow This Blog

    Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

    Primary Sidebar

    • News & Features
    • Reviews+
    • Technology
    • School Libraries
    • Public Libraries
    • Age Level
    • Ideas
    • Blogs
    • Classroom
    • Diversity
    • People
    • Job Zone

    Reviews+

    • Book Lists
    • Best Books
    • Media
    • Reference
    • Series Made Simple
    • Tech
    • Review for SLJ
    • Review Submissions

    SLJ Blog Network

    • 100 Scope Notes
    • A Fuse #8 Production
    • Good Comics for Kids
    • Heavy Medal
    • Neverending Search
    • Teen Librarian Toolbox
    • The Classroom Bookshelf
    • The Yarn

    Resources

    • 2022 Youth Media Awards
    • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
    • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
    • Summer Reading 2021
    • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
    • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
    • Summer Programming Survey
    • Research
    • White Papers / Case Studies
    • School Librarian of the Year
    • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
    • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

    Events & PD

    • In-Person Events
    • Online Courses
    • Virtual Events
    • Webcasts
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Media Inquiries
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Content Submissions
    • Data Privacy
    • Terms of Use
    • Terms of Sale
    • FAQs
    • Diversity Policy
    • Careers at MSI


    COPYRIGHT © 2023


    COPYRIGHT © 2023