Book cart drill team
Encyclopedia
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, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Since 2004 the "Library Book Cart Drill Team Championship" has taken place during the annual conference of the American Library Association
.
Workforce
The workforce is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry, but can also apply to a geographic region like a city, country, state, etc. The term generally excludes the employers or management, and implies those involved in...
(typically librarians and library technicians
Library technician
A library technician or library assistant is a skilled paraprofessional trained to perform the day-to-day functions of a library, and assists librarians in the acquisition, preparation and organization of information. They also assist library patrons in finding information...
) who perform in public choreographed routines with wheeled carts. Participants generally aim to demonstrate esprit de corps
Morale
Morale, also known as esprit de corps when discussing the morale of a group, is an intangible term used to describe the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others...
and/or precision of movement. Teams exist throughout the United States, including Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Since 2004 the "Library Book Cart Drill Team Championship" has taken place during the annual conference of the American Library Association
American Library Association
The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
.
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
- Gabriel Spitzer. Librarians Go Wild For Gold Book Cart. National Public Radio, July 13, 2009.
- "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
- 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