Shedding Stereotypes, More Librarians Show Us Their Tats

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Shedding Stereotypes, More Librarians Show Us Their Tats

By Mark Memmott,

Meredith Rizzo

Published October 19, 2013 at 8:30 AM MDT

1 of 12 — Jae Pezzullo, January

Jae Pezzullo, January

2 of 12 — Brendan Ryan, February

Brendan Ryan, February

3 of 12 — Audrey Lamar, March

Audrey Lamar, March

4 of 12 — Melyssa Lentini, April

Melyssa Lentini, April

5 of 12 — Colleen LeComte, May

Colleen LeComte, May

6 of 12 — Natalie Christine Coolen, June

Natalie Christine Coolen, June

7 of 12 — Stacie M. Parillo, July

Stacie M. Parillo, July

8 of 12 — Jennifer Galpern, August

Jennifer Galpern, August

9 of 12 — Emily Grace Mehrer, September

Emily Grace Mehrer, September

10 of 12 — Rachel Axelson, October

Rachel Axelson, October

11 of 12 — Ed Graves, November

Ed Graves, November

12 of 12 — Kelly C. Metzger, December

Kelly C. Metzger, December

Is it their love of ink?

There seems to be something about tattoos that appeals to quite a few librarians.

there was the Texas Library Association's "Tattooed Ladies of TLA" calendar that raised money for libraries damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Last year, the came out with a calendar of their own featuring their inked-up members.

Now the Rhode Island Library Association is raising money by selling a .

The association's president, Jenifer Bond, :

"When we're out there advocating in the community, people always tell us that they love libraries. Purchasing a calendar is a great way to translate that sense of love into a show of support. RILA is committed to ensuring that libraries remain relevant in the digital age and will be here for our patrons when they need us most. It's a good cause! ... And if this calendar breaks a few stereotypes or sparks some conversations about libraries in the process, then we've done our job."

We've got a slideshow of the Rhode Islanders 鈥� 10 women and 2 men. For even more, check out this 2012 post from Mental Floss: " ."

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Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists 鈥� helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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Meredith Rizzo

Meredith Rizzo is a visuals editor and art director on NPR's Science desk. She produces multimedia stories that illuminate science topics through visual reporting, animation, illustration, photography and video. In her time on the Science desk, she's reported from Hong Kong during the early days of the pandemic, photographed the experiences of the first patient to receive an experimental CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease and covered post-wildfire issues from Australia to California. In 2021, she worked with a team on NPR's Joy Generator, a randomized ideas machine for ways to tap into positive emotions following a year of life in the pandemic. In 2019, she photographed, reported and produced another interactive visual guide exploring how the shape and size of many common grocery store plastics affect their recyclability.

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