Book cart drill team
A book cart drill team refers to a group of library employees (typically librarians and library technicians) who perform in public choreographed routines with wheeled carts. Participants generally aim to demonstrate esprit de corps and/or precision of movement. Teams exist throughout the United States, including Colorado,[1] Connecticut,[2] Delaware,[3] Florida,[4] Illinois,[5] Massachusetts,[6] Ohio,[7] Pennsylvania,[8] and Texas.[9] Since 2004 the "Library Book Cart Drill Team Championship" has taken place during the annual conference of the American Library Association.
See also
References
- ^ Montrose Daily Press, Jul 3, 2004
- ^ "Bridgeport Public Library Book Cart Drill Team," cf. Connecticut Post, May 18, 2003
- ^ "Delaware Diamonds Book Cart Drill Team," cf. Brandywine East Community News, Jul 13, 2009
- ^ Palm Beach Daily News, Jan 8, 2005
- ^ Des Plaines Times, May 3, 2007
- ^ "Plymouth Rockettes," cf. Boston Globe, May 22, 2008
- ^ "Clermont County Public Library book cart drill team," cf. Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug 18, 2005
- ^ Intelligencer (Doylestown, PA), Jul 4, 2003; "Abington Book Cart Drill Team" cf. Philadelphia Inquirer, Jun 18, 2006
- ^ Austin American-Statesman, Dec 31, 2008
Further reading
- Linda D. McCracken, Lynne Zeiher. The library book cart precision drill team manual. McFarland & Co., 2002
- Elaine F. Weiss. Dewey Decimal divas: Librarians ditch their cardigans and don feather boas to compete in the Book Cart Drill Team World Championships. Christian Science Monitor, June 27, 2007
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Book cart drill teams.
- Samantha Stainburn. "Dancing with the Book Carts." New York Times, February 7, 2014.
- "Sh! Librarians Show Off Their Competitive Moves." National Public Radio, Morning Edition, June 29, 2010.
- Flickr. Photos of the team from Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010.
- Gabriel Spitzer. Librarians Go Wild For Gold Book Cart. National Public Radio, July 13, 2009.
- Flickr. Scenes from the 2008 Book Cart Drill Team World Championship at ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.
- Flickr. Clermont County Public Library, Ohio, 2006.
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