Library Jackassery

Nearly every librarian has had an idea that sounds ridiculous at first yet turns out to work. Those are often the ideas that draw in the most people, get colleagues smiling and become the stories told at networking events.

This book collects ideas of that kind: ones that seem too eccentric to succeed but end up producing some of the highest levels of user engagement. Practical, replicable case studies are paired with academic chapters, so readers get both examples to follow and the grounding to back them up. That combination is meant for the moments when you have to persuade managers to approve something unconventional.