Librarian-themed jewelry collection (2023 update)

Related posts: Librarian t-shirt collection (Aug. 2014); Librarian-themed clothing collection, 2022 update (May 2022)

In the librarian-themed clothing collection post from last May, I asked if y’all would like a jewelry themed follow-up post, featuring librarian- or library-themed jewelry I have in my personal collection. I received enthusiastic comments and feedback to that question, so I am finallllllllly following up with a glimpse at my librarian-themed jewelry collection.

Please note that this is NOT a sponsored post, and there are no affiliate links in this post. These are are all jewelry items from my personal collection that I have either personally purchased or received as gifts from friends and family.

For all the collages below, click images to view them in a larger size in a new window.

Bracelets

Details, from left to right, top to bottom:

• Banned Books bracelet (Carolyn Forsman jewelry; purchased at a librarian conference; features book covers for The Color Purple, by Alice Walker; Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous; To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee; Annie on My Mind, by Nancy Garden; Howl, and Other Poems, by Allen Ginsburg; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll.; and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.
• “Love Librarian” leather bracelet with charms (gift from my spouse)
• “Librarian” silver charm and bracelet (gift from my in-laws)

Necklaces

Details, from left to right:

• Microfiche pendant and necklace (OiNX Microfiche Jewelry; purchased at a library conference; this pendant features a piece of library microfiche, which reads “Hammer Time”)
• Book spine pendant and necklace (Svaha USA; gift from my mom)
• “When in doubt, go to the library” pendant and necklace (ModCloth?; made from pages from Harry Potter book; gift from my in-laws)

Earrings

Details, from left to right:

• Dictionary & bee earrings (ModCloth?; made from dictionary pages; gift from my spouse
• Quotation earrings (ModCloth; gift from my spouse) — although these earrings are not specifically librarian-themed, I often wear them when I’m teaching research skills to students, like how to use Boolean operators and phrase searching (putting phrases in quotation marks) when you’re searching in library databases or in online search engines

Pins

Details, from left to right, top to bottom:

• “I read banned books” pin (from library conference)
• “I love my library” pin (from library conference)
• ACRL 2015 pin (from Association of College and Research Libraries 2015 conference)
• “Library lovers” pin (from library conference, from a panel of librarians from Sweden)
• “Reference is Cool” pin (from library conference)
• Librarian enamel pin (gift from a former student)

Librarian-made jewelry

The following collage is of jewelry that was made by real-life librarians, several handmade and gifted to me by former colleagues, so these are quite special to me.

Details, from left to right:

• Silver dangly earrings (Carolyn Forsman jewelry; purchased at a librarian conference)
• Felt flower brooch (gifted and handmade by a former librarian colleague)
• Silver & pearl dangly earrings (gifted and handmade by a former librarian colleague)
• Pink dangly earrings (gifted and handmade by a former librarian colleague)
• Purple flower earrings (gifted and handmade by a former librarian colleague)
• Silver bubble dangly earrings (gifted and handmade by a former librarian colleague)

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I hope you enjoyed this bonus glimpse into my librarian-themed jewelry… let me know if there are any additional librarian-themed collections you’d like me to share!