I bought this as a grab bag gift
I bought this for a grab bag gift this Christmas. The person who picked it already had one, and I haven't heard her say anything about it. If I'd known she had one I would have picked something else.

The item arrived in time and intact. All the pieces that were supposed to be there were there, and it looked ok.

This was sort of a gag gift, everyone at the party I attended is either still working in our library or recently retired, so I thought it would get a laugh.

I can't speak from personal experience about the toy, since I don't have one.

Deluxe Librarian Action Figure
I'm a new school librarian and a fan of Nancy Perl's. My dad purchased this for me for Christmas. I haven't shown it to my students yet, but my fellow staff members and family got a kick out of it. I was disappointed that my package arrived crushed in the corner, which meant the library background and desk were crushed. Also, the "push-button shusshing action" doesn't really work. But still, a fun gift for a librarian.

Nancy Pearl Deluxe Action Figure
I have seen Nancy Pearl speak and really enjoy her insight on books. I have both "action" figures but the deluxe model has better accessories by far. The cart and loads of books are great, along with the Library backdrop. The "action" still needs work, but the original version doesn't work either.

My friend loved it!
I bought this for a librarian friend and she was surprised and pleased with it.

Shhhhhhhhh
The Deluxe Librarian Action Figure is a fun collector's item. It is a thing of beauty. It is a gag gift. It is not realistic. It is oh-so-true-to-life.

Am I contradicting myself? Then I contradict myself. I am a PK3-8 librarian. Let's see how we compare. Just how realistic is she?

*I do not wear dresses. I wallow on the floor far too often. If I must climb a ladder, I don't have to worry that little people below, well you know. I do own two burgundy dresses that just hang out in my closet. I do wear russet pants and a chocolate sweater. Close enough. Or chocolate pants and a russet top.

*I have a computer and I am on it everyday! Hmmmm. My students know words like processing books, automating, Dewey Decimal, the 500's, Caldecotts.

*No book cart. No, wait, oops, I use it everyday to haul books back and forth, forth and back for automation purposes.

*Stacks of books--OK, ALL OVER THE PLACE. EVERY WHERE.

*The product description says there are also "loose books." What does that mean--loose books? Were they corralled and some got out and are now loose? Or do they have low morals? Let's look around my library. Loose? Loose? A couple over there. One under the table. Two laying on the shelf, some in a chair. OK, loose we have.

*Reference desk. Nope. Too covered with stuff. "Ms Judy, where can I find books on owls?" "Ms Judy, I need a book on a person for my book report. Who do you think I should do it on?" "Ms Judy, could I check out two books today? I don't have any overdue." Reference desk, OK, that would be me, a walking-around, helping me.

*Shushing. I can shush all I want, but they will talk any way. Do I really care? They are still excited about books until middle school. I want them to look and laugh, point out and share, to sit on the floor in groups and read things to each other, to lay on floor pillows and read silently. How can you have those things if you have a shushing librarian?

To sum up, as you can see, the Deluxe Librarian Action Figure is nothing like me nor I anything like her. But I would love to have one! You know, a collector's item. Gag gift. Whatever.

Dedicated to K. Corn.