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- Collection: Special Collections: The (Not Entirely) Secret Desk Ornaments of Librarians
Wood & Nail PuzzleThis is a piece made by my clever and talented father. The wood block is a single, solid piece of wood that hasn’t been cut or glued in any way. How…
Vintage Ball Canning JarCirca 1923-1933. -Tara
[A vintage blue glass Ball canning jar, with glass lid, rubber seal, and metal clasp.]
Three (3) Horse Head Finger PuppetsFound in a desk organizer without any memory of how they got there. -Corrina
[Three finger puppets of horse heads, one white, one brown, and one…
Tea Dragon PlushiesOur mascots. We love the books so much that Erin acquired the plushies and now they live in our office. -Children’s Room
[Four stuffed figures of…
Sticker CollectionA selection of library- and book-themed stickers on a wall.
Special Collections: SignA sign with a purple-ish background, reading: "Special Collections: The (Not Entirely) Secret Desk Ornaments of Librarians. Exhibition by Kate…
Special Collections: Creator's StatementA purple-ish sign with text reading: "This exhibit came to me in a dream. No, really. I was asked to put together an exhibit for January, and I agreed…
Special Collections Exhibit 6An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images are: Ceramic Cat; Alien; Wood & Nail Puzzle;…
Special Collections Exhibit 5An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images are: Sticker Collection; Minecraft Bee; Cat…
Special Collections Exhibit 4An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images are: Benjamin Bunny & Co.; Embroidery; and Three…
Special Collections Exhibit 3An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images are Breakroom Ducks: Storytime; and Breakroom…
Special Collections Exhibit 2An image of a section of the Special Collections exhibit hanging in the Community Room. Framed images include: Pinky!; Cat Howling at the Moon; Kanan…
Special Collections Exhibit 1A colorful ceramic cat, sitting atop the framed image of it used in the exhibit.
Rubber Band BallCirc’s most prized possession, ready for its close-up. -Circulation
[A very large, multicolored rubber band ball sitting atop a clear square base.]…
Pinky!She used to be a pen topper from the Thunderbirds “Pink in the Rink,” until her ink dried up (at least not the rink!). You can still find her at the…
Pewter TruffleThis was a gift from my mom. -Tara
[A small metal truffle, the top removed to show a heart nested in the lower half.]
Otter, Duck, RooseveltAssorted critters who live on the window sill in my office. -Laura
[A rubber duck reading a book; a small figure of Roosevelt; and a very large…
Minecraft BeeMade by a teen here for me, which I will always treasure. -Corrina
[A bee made of small perler beads, in the style of Minecraft (read: squarish).…
Kanan Jarrus, Jedi Knight.A jedi I love so much, I named my cat after him. He says, The Force will be with you, always. -Erin
[A large action figure of a Jedi knight in…
Jar of ButtonsA glass jar filled with buttons that have been stacked by color.
Inflatable Alien⟟ ⏃⋔ ⏃ ☌⍀⟒⟒⋏ ⎎⍀⟟⟒⋏⎅ ⎎⍀⍜⋔ ⏃ ⌇⎍⋔⋔⟒⍀ ⍀⟒⏃⎅⟟⋏☌ ⌿⍀⍜☌⍀⏃⋔ ⌰⍜⋏☌ ⌰⍜⋏☌ ⏃☌⍜. (Translation: I am a green friend from a Summer Reading Program long long ago. And. I…
Goose with KnifeA collaborative art project that reminds you to never let your guard down. -Corrina
[It is a lovely day in the Library, and this is a white goose…
GlassesI started using reading glasses about 10 years ago. My first choice of readers was kind of boring. One of my best friends told me “Stop wearing those…
Glass OrbsDesk detritus, mostly because they’re pretty. -Laura
[Two glass orb paperweights, one pink and one blue.]
Flaming Pink DumpsterBrent printed these tiny flaming dumpsters with the 3-D printer as a token of solidarity and reminder of the pandemic. -Brigitte
[A 3-D printed…
EmbroideryCarol Lynne made this as a prototype for an embroidery program we were planning for the library. -Brigitte
[A small embroidery hoop with…
Collection of Kakashi FiguresYou dress up as Kakashi a few times for work, and before you know it family and patrons have covered half your desk in his likeness. -Brent
[An…
Ceramic CatGift from Elizabette Batista to Rachel Zarvis. His name is Houston; he’s from San Antonio. -Rachel Z.
[A very colorful ceramic cat, whose tail is…
Cat, Howling at the MoonThere’s a patron who regularly brings us chocolate (you know who you are), and the packets are always decorated with really cute illustrations, often…
Cat Thank you CardI helped a family make a “lost cat” sign. A few days later they left me this thank you card informing me that “Tiger” had come home. -Rachel W.
[A…
Cat LifeThe top image is a printed copy of a photograph from the early 1900s taken by local photographer Russ Gilbert. The back reads “‘What did you wake me…
Cat ArtKenneth Marshall makes much appreciated, regular deliveries of chocolates wrapped in his artwork. This is a drawing of characters Johnny and Spug from…
Breakroom Ducks: Storytime!The ducks are having a storytime! Or, if you’re a little weird like me, maybe your first thought was that the ducks have found religion. Either/or.…
Breakroom Ducks: SacrificeDid you know that you can buy approximately 250 tiny resin ducks online for a very low price? I started by bringing in a few at a time and leaving…
Big Bad Wolf PuppetMade him for a Halloween craft one year. I liked him, so he stuck around. -Children’s Room (Erin)
[A puppet made out of a paper shopping bag; the…
Benjamin Bunny & Co.Benjamin was a gift from a friend, and he’s perfectly sized to fit in a pocket. The hedgehog is from my mom, and is one of at least a hundred…
Ash, the Dinosaur with a Chainsaw ArmOne of Brent’s first 3D printer experiments, lovingly named after Bruce Campbell's character. Found in the library without any arms in the fall of…
1 BR/0 Bath; $2k/monthA little paper gingerbread house to decorate for the holidays.