Get ready for our henna tattoo program on May 29 with bookish tattoos and tattoos in books

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Before you commit to anything permanent, come to the Teen Room's henna tattoo program on May 29 and receive temporary adornment from a professional.

Especially if you're thinking of a literary tattoo.  Just think of all the books that have yet to inspire you!*







Meanwhile, you can read about mundane and magical** tats in these books. 

*Looking at literature-inspired tattoos will certainly add to your reading list.  Man, I have got to read Slaughterhouse-Five already.

**Which for dudes = rays of light shooting out of your body???  Ooookay.

Summer in Cambridge

Are you looking for something to do in our fair city?  (Besides visiting your charming librarians, natch.)  Here are a few guides to get you started!

Cambridge Recreation Guide
Hours and activities for the War Memorial Pool and facilities

Summer Youth Guide 2012
The Department of Human Services guide to camps, youth centers, parks, and more!

City of Cambridge Events Calendar
Whether you want to see what's going down with the Board of Zoning Appeals or take a FREE urban bicycling workshop, there's something for everyone.

Cambridge Office for Tourism Community Events calendar
There is so much going on in your city, guys!  For instance, did you know that there's a free cocktail & snacks event every Thursday in June at the Hyatt Regency?  I DID NOT KNOW, and I pride myself on knowing where the snacks are.

Cambridge Discovery Days
We've even got ye olde historical Cambridge covered.  Includes a link to the library's own amazing Archives and Special Collections.  Just think, someday there may be noteworthy and archival about you! 


I mean, check out this dude.  Oh Cambridge, you make me so proud!

Just this one time, listen to your mother

Gather round children, and let's talk about bad tattoo choices.

1. No one's name ever.


If someone is really your eternal soulmate, he or she won't need you to put it in writing on your body.


2. Gang signs or insignia associated with hate crimes.

I don't really have to explain this one, do I?













3. And finally (it pains me as a librarian to say this) no matter
how awesome please please think twice about an homage to your favorite book.

Oh mein Gott. When you think about the pain and time and major cash that went into this...I would much rather buy a motorcycle, crash it, and break my leg.



Oh wow. I was going to post about all of our nifty links on the sidebar, and how you really ought to check them out, but then I read about stuff like this:



and I felt a public service message was really in order.

I confess, I do dig ink on other people -- and I have a weakness for literary text tattoos.


C'mon, I AM a librarian!