Attention all gentlemen thinking of dressing up as a sexy librarian for Halloween: male sexy librarians look totally different from female sexy librarians. No glasses. No hair in a bun with a pencil stuck through it. No cardigan. No pumps. In fact, clothing is optional. Props, however, are required: a book is best, but a dog, a barbell, a toothbrush, or a KitchenAid mixer will do. A smile is nice, but not essential. Like this:
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These are four of the twelve men of the amazing 2012 Men of the Stacks calendar (O and Jacket Copy blogged it last week; it was too good not to reblog). They are all professional librarians, and they are all, from the looks of it, extremely well-read (check out the full gallery).
Why is there a calendar of male librarians in various states of undress, you wonder? First, to benefit a good cause: all proceeds will go to the It Gets Better Project, aimed at helping L.G.B.T.Q. teens make it through their high-school years. But this isn’t the only reason Messrs. January through December struck a pose. They did it to correct a widespread misperception. Yes, like any calendar worth its salt, Men of the Stacks comes with a mission statement:
Fight the power, guys. Your calendar is awesome. With any luck, you’ve changed Halloween forever, and now I know what to buy Jon (our very own male librarian) for Christmas.