Click on the "Librarian" Catergory at:

Very nice selection, clothing, décor, etc.
You will find quality products, and lots of items for "library folks"and book lovers & teachers, all from one site to shop from
Gifts for Library Folks *Click on School Librarian category - but check out everything - theres all kinds of gifts Librarians and
Book Lovers & Teachers, those who care for Kids, etc. would like for gifts!

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Visit "TEASE" Zany and Fun  T-shirts and more for the Modern Librarian
www.teasecatalog.com/

Find Wonderful "reading" & "librarian"
Clothing & Other Gifts available from  Stop Falling.com

Another site for very nice "book" (and computer, etc) themed scarves
See : teachergifts.com/scarves.htm

Visit Renaissance Library  for some nice gift/calendars
http://www.renaissancelibrary.com/

If you enjoy reading the online cartoon strip:
Unshelved (*formerly "Overdue")
You'll be happy to learn about their Overdue Media Store online:
Visit : www.overduemedia.com/store.aspx
Order : Unshelved Volume 1
Excerpt quoted directly from Overdue Media website store:
Unshelved Volume 1 collects the first year of Unshelved in a professionally published 8 1/2" x 11" 128pp perfect-bound edition with a full-color heavy matte cover. 
See all that is available for sale : www.overduemedia.com/store.aspx

Shush! Now, some folks can see the humor in this doll, others can't
But if you're the type that can laugh, and would like to own (or know someone who would)
The Librarian Action Figure - **I own the action figure with the library setting and love it!
then link on over to: www.mcphee.com/laf/
Excerpt quoted from website:
Each 5" tall, Librarian Action Figure is modeled after Nancy Pearl, a real-life librarian in the Seattle area. Press the button on her back and her arm will move with amazing "shushing action!" Comes with a tiny plastic replica of her most recent book, Book Lust (buy her book here), and a stack of random literature. The card features a brief history of libraries on the back as well as a realistic check-out card in a classic library sleeve along with two bookmarks.
To Purchase Click Here 

I received the "Library Goddess" coffee/tea mug as a gift, check out the other "mugs" available from Highsmith.com
(NOTE: Use their search feature and search the term "mug")
They even have one to go along with the terrific book
(*which I also received as a gift) "Librarian from the Black Lagoon"

Visit "TEASE" Zany and Fun Stuff for the Modern Librarian
www.teasecatalog.com/

A new Library related cartoon :
"Library Girl"
The continuing adventures of Library Girl and her sidekick cat
has some items,such as, T-shirts, mugs, etc., for sale
http://www.cafeshops.com/librarygirl

• Library Avengers' Look it up girl 
• Lipstick Librarian 
• Girlish Things 
• Bibliofuture - Librarian's Book Club 
• librarism.com collection development 
• blogdriverswaltz.com 
• Lydia_the_Librarian 
• The Mysterious Mysteries Of The Caveman Librarian 
• Mrs Read.com (Save Arizona & Kentucky Libraries logos) 
• LibraryPlanet.com 
• Book Crossing.com 
• Headsprout - Where Kids Learn to Read 
• Thee Reading Nook This Store has products for the members of the MSN Group - Thee Reading Nook. 
• Artist at Work Give Me Liberty or Give Me Books baseball jersey

Need Fund Raising ideas for your Library or Library related organization?
**Consider creating and selling your own logo/branded items**
find information from CafePress.com
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/
Search the word "library" at CafePress and see the other Libraries that sell their products
uisng CafePress services.
Such as:Atlanta's Library, Fairbury Public Library, LibraryCom, Smithtown Library - and it's Overdue Novelty,
Cafe Press

Related: for Do It Your Selfer's
Find information about creating T-Shirt Iron on's on my Free Printables Page over at my Teas2Dine4.com site
Folks who are creative in your library, can create wonderful inexpensive t-shirts, sweatshirts, and more that are unique to just your library and or co-workers, etc. Also on the printables page are links to sites that have free printable Bookmarks, Bookplates, and so much more for the creative / crafty folks out their who enjoy making their own gifts and/or cards.  http://teas2dine4.com/4printable.html

Book gifts - Key Chains
www.novelkeys.com/

Also from Novelkeys
Shop For: NovelTeas Infusers
NovelTeas, for all tea and literature lovers, feature a 2" stainless steel mesh ball tea infuser and 4" chain with an attached genuine pewter, miniature book replica measuring approximately 1" x 3/4" x 5/16". There are 6 NovelTeas designs to choose from with each book keepsake featuring a great tea quote from a famous writer or statesman.

And - Novelkeys Paperweight/Keepsake Boxes
Unique book replica keepsake box/paperweights weigh approximately 8 oz. each and measure 3" x 2 1/8" x 15/16". All 12 genuine pewter paperweight/keepsake box designs are engraved and hand-polished at a level of quality that results in a truly classic piece of art. The removable front covers and hollowed interiors make them both a highly useful product for storing items as well as wonderful decorative pieces for any desk or study. As with all of our book replicas, the pages are so real it’s hard to distinguish fact from fiction! 

For individual gift giving ~ Visit "In My Book.net" for a unique gift idea
Excerpt quoted from website:
It's a bookmark, that's a greeting card, that's a bookmark...
It's a twist on the traditional card or gift enclosure...
It's the logical choice to give with a book!
http://www.inmybook.net/
And ~ For Libraries, Bookstores, and related Shops - visit
In My Book.com for wholesale/resale inquiries
http://www.inmybook.com

Checkout a Video/DVD - "Stone Reader"
Excerpt quoted - "A video for anyone who has ever loved a book"
http://www.stonereader.net/

For new moms (Librarian and Library Staff moms) and their Babies - feeding the need for reading
Baby Book Baskets
http://www.babybookbaskets.com/
Make your own baskets - Fill with Library/Librarian themed book selections
See some worthy title ideas on this page: libbooks.html
 

• Library of Congress Online Store 
• NYPL Library Shop 
• National First Ladies Library - Gift shop 
• Library Foundation of Los Angeles /Library Store 
• Niagara Falls Public Library Gift Shop (United States 
• University of Oxford (England) Shop online at - Bodleian Library Store 
   

Jim Rosenau has made an "Art" out of "Books"
if you are in the market for unusual but "useful" pieces of Books
Visit his online shop This Into That
Jim takes old discarded books and recyled lumber to make "book shelves"
**A bit pricey, but fun!** (Check out Jim's procedures ) 

JanWay Online Catalog
If you have several items to order or imprinted with your logo, etc.
- See the: Large selection of Library related goodies, including
fundraising items, items for summer reading programs, conferences, etc.
Visit: http://68.63.127.223/index.asp

Book to purchase: for the Librariana Collector
A Guide to Collecting Librariana
Norman D. Stevens Valerie Oliver
ISBN: 0810818744
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Pub. Date: May 1986

Quoted from the Larry Nix site: Librariana
http://www.libraryhistorybuff.org/librariana.htm
In his book A Guide to Collecting Librariana, Norman D. Stevens gives the following definition of librariana:
"Those artifacts, including but by no means limited to printed materials, that depict any aspect of librarians, librarianship, and/or libraries; such artifacts, which are most typically of an ephemeral nature, may be those produced or used by librarians or libraries as well as those produced and used by others; they include, in particular, representations of librarians, librarianship, and/or libraries in the popular culture of society."

 

"Do read to someone. When words are infused by the human voice, they come alive".
Maya Angelou

Visit the Enchanted Bookery
to order beautiful gift baskets filled with "BOOKS!"
www.enchantedbookery.com/

Find other gift basket ideas from
The Book Bouquet.com
Quoted from site
Book Bouquet creates gift baskets with a literary twist.
Each Book Bouquet includes:
The perfect book to fit your occasion
Matching gifts to fit the theme
Gift enclosure card
All the bows and frills to make a statement with style!
www.bookbouquet.com/

Avid Readers will be "surprised" by these gifts
www.surprise.com/hobbies/avid_reader/

See what's for sale at: Reading etc.com
www.readingetc.com/

More Book Lover Gifts available at:
The BookMate Store
www.bookmatestore.com/gifts-for-readers.htm

I love the "stories", the artwork, sculpture,& books, etc. available from
StoryPeople
Check them out - read the stories!
Short ideas/statements/stories are written and put with whimsical drawings
Here is 2 examples of a "story" (there are themes & occasions to choose from)

"Simple Rules"
I learned 2 things early on, my sister said.
The first is don't blame people for being the way they are.
What's the second? I said. 
She smiled.
If they're really stupid she said, go ahead & blame them.
It's a really simple philosophy, she added.

"Life Plan"
I asked her what she planned to do with her life & she said
she was way beyond that point already.
I'm just happy I remember to be there when it happens, she said. 

You can send free ecards with the stories
Unframed Art Prints are affordable - Enjoy! .
StoryPeople.com

Want to do something wonderfully "library" -
If you're  going to be in New York City -
"BOOK" a stay at the: 
Library Hotel
299 Madison Avenue at 41street
New York, NY, 10017.
phone: 212-983 4500
fax:      212-499 9099
toll free: 877-793 7323
email : reservations@libraryhotel.com
http://www.libraryhotel.com/

The Library Hotel in New York City is the first hotel ever to offer its guest over 6,000 volumes organized throughout the hotel by the DDC. Each of the 10 guestrooms floors honors one of the 10 categories of the DDC and each of the 60 rooms is uniquely adorned with a collection of books and art exploring a distinctive topic within the category or floor it belongs to. 

My own comments:
Of course its a bit expensive for most people earning a
library salary - so that's why I have included a link to it
on the "gifts" page. Maybe someone will consider a
gift certificate to it "absolutely perfect" for YOU!
Or maybe some can think of a way to hold a conference or
have a Library Luncheon/or/Meeting here.
Check out the Specials Available currently

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Book Shopping

Now...Shhhh!... 
From the Library

• Miss Zukas in Death's Shadow c. 1999  
• Miss Zukas & The Library Murders c. 1995  
• Miss Zukas & The Island Murders c. 1995  
• Miss Zukas & The Stroke of Death c. 1995  
• Miss Zukas & The Raven's Dance c. 1996  
• Out of Circulation : A Miss Zukas Mystery c. 1997  
• Final Notice : A Miss Zukas Mystery c. 1998  
   

  Books and My Food:
  Literary Quotations and Original Recipes for Every Day in the Year
  ISBN: 0877456046
  Publisher: University of Iowa Press
  Pub. Date: August 1997
  From the Publisher
  Beginning on January 1 with a recipe for traditional English wedding cake referenced to Jane Austen's Emma and continuing through December with a recipe for Christmas pudding attributed to a quote from Charles Dickens, Books and My Food provides readers the occasion to experience the gastronomic delights that inspired novelists, poets, and playwrights. Drawn almost entirely from British sources, the literary catalysts for these recipes include citations from Charlotte Bronte, William Shakespeare, William Makepeace Thackeray, Ben Jonson, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson, and others. Recipes range across familiar British fare from mutton chops, leg of lamb, and meat pies to tea cakes, custards, puddings, porridge, and crumpets. Equally intriguing are the instructions for more obscure sustenance such as rum omelets, sago-cream pudding. Shrovetide pancakes, furmety, syllabub, dulcet creams, and an adaptation for curds and whey. Finally, for the literary buff whose tastes run bravely to the authentic dinners of old England, there are recipes for tongue and spinach, frog leg patties, fried eels, and stewed snipe. 

  Great Books for Every Book Lover:
  2002 Great Reading Suggestions
  for the Discriminating Bibliophile
  Thomas J. Craughwell

  Libaries in the Ancient World
  Lionel Casson; c. 2001
  ISBN: 0300088094
  Yale University Press
  Casson recounts the development of ancient library buildings,
  systems, holdings, and patrons.

  The Story of Libraries: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age
  Fred Lerner; c. 2001
  ISBN: 0826413250
  Continuum International Publishing Group 

  A Passion for Books: A Book Lover's Treasury of Stories, 
  Essays, Humor, Lore, and Lists on Collecting,
  Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring
  Ray Bradbury  Harold Rabinowitz

  Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore
  Lawrence Goldstone  Nancy Goldstone

  Literary Trivia: Fun and Games for Book Lovers
  Richard Lederer  Michael Gilleland

  For More Title Suggestions see my page with 
  (libraries or librarians as subject/character of book)
  Books about Librarians & Libraries
  See also the various "Book Collector" book titles at JW Books
  features titles with "pricing guides" for rare books, etc.
  Visit : books.efc-inc.com/AntiquesCollectibles/books/

Surprise an Avid Reader
http://www.surprise.com/hobbies/avid_reader/

Top 10 Reasons to become a Librarian T-Shirt
http://www.lovetoteach.com/top_10_reasons_to_be_a_librari.html

If you're just shopping for "Library Stuff" - perhaps a gift for the "Library" itself
there are several spots online but here are a few of my favorites:
Librarians Yellow Pages
http://www.librariansyellowpages.com/

The LibraryStore
http://www.thelibrarystore.com/
These are more of my favorite Online Shopping Sites

• Levengers 
• Half.com (find older ed. books and lots more!) 
• BookCloseOuts. com

Happy Shopping!!
P/S
2009 Notes: I have not updated the LibrarySupportStaff site pages in the years since my retirement in 2005 - so not all links are current - sorry about that..life and death sometimes just gets in the way of the best intentions.