2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers

November 25, 2024

  Gifts under $10   ‘Read’ Earrings ($8.50) LitJoy’s glittery red “Read” earrings are made of acrylic and metal alloy. Measuring just over 2.5 inches in length, they are a both bookish and stylish accessory.           ‘Happy Books’ Seven Year Pen ($9.95) The Happy Books black-ink ballpoint pen from Seltzer Goods … Continue reading 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers


2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers

November 29, 2023

  Gifts under $20 This Is My Bookstore 2024 Wall Calendar ($14.99) With Chronicle Books’ This Is My Bookstore 2024 Wall Calendar, avid readers can begin each month discovering a new bookstore from around the world. This 12-by-12-inch calendar will sate their wanderlust and make them feel part of a global literary community.     … Continue reading 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers


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2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers

December 7, 2022

  Gifts Under $10   “Read Banned Books” Bookmark ($4) Let LeVar Burton save your place with this colorful, two-by-seven-inch, matte-coated card stock bookmark by HereNowWow. It features collage portrait imagery with text printed on the front, and shipping is free.       “I’m with the Banned” Sticker ($4.49) Rock star librarians can use … Continue reading 2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers



2020 Holiday Gift Guide

2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers

December 1, 2020

  Gifts under $10   Checking You Out Card ($5.50) This letterpress-printed card from Power and Light Press presents the perfect opportunity to tell someone special how you feel. The 3.5-by-5-inch library card comes in a compostable manila-colored sleeve and a pool-blue envelope.   Librarians Saving Your Ass Since 300 B.C.E. Patch ($6) This kick-ass … Continue reading 2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers



2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers

November 29, 2018

Gifts Under $10 Writersblok Black Bookmark Pen ($3) This dual-purpose pen takes notes and keeps your place. The matte black exterior lies flat inside books and holds a brass ink cartridge—perfect for the moment inspiration strikes.   Bloom Bookmark Set ($5) Bring some bright blooms to your bookshelf with this set of six floral bookmarks. … Continue reading 2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers


2017 gift guide items

2017 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers

December 8, 2017

Gifts Under $20 “Cool Story, Poe” Mug ($16) This 15-oz. ceramic mug features the star of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat” giving a twist on the deadpan “cool story, bro” rejoinder. Perfect for the sarcastic coffee-drinker.   Novel Teas ($12.50) In addition to providing a great pun, these Sri Lankan black teas are perfect for … Continue reading 2017 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers


2016 American Libraries Gift Guide items

2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers

December 8, 2016

Gifts Under $20 Banned Books Matchbox Set ($8) For the librarian who appreciates banned books—and has a dark sense of humor—Out of Print’s Banned Books Matchbox Set includes the regularly challenged classics Slaughterhouse-Five, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Black Beauty, Song of Solomon, and, of course, Fahrenheit 451. Each tiny matchbox has a message on the back about … Continue reading 2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Librarians and Book Lovers