There are some book titles in the Mill Creek Library that are just plain funny.
As a page shelving books at the library, I come across quite a few. Some of the funniest titles come from the shelves in the junior section, which contain books for grade school and junior high children. After laughing out loud at the title “Middle School Is Worse than Meatloaf,” I got the idea to start collecting humorous book titles. The junior section of the library proved to be a gold mine. Some of the prize junior titles in my collection are “Al Capone Does My Shirts,” “What REALLY Happened to Humpty?,” “Werewolves Don’t Run for President” and, finally, “There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom.”
However, not all funny titles reside in the junior section. I found several shelving books in the regular nonfiction section of the library. One of the best is “Adolescence Isn’t Terminal” — I could have used that one many years ago. Here are a few other winners: “The Clueless Groom’s Guide,” “How to Hug a Porcupine,” “Field Guide to the Slug,” “Hip Tranquil Chick” and “Treehouses of the World.” Three titles that sound like they could be a trilogy are “How to Marry a Fabulous Man,” “Pregnancy for Dummies” and “Dirty Sexy Knitting.” No kidding. All of these nonfiction books are actually in the library.
Now we come to the children’s section of the library. Humorous titles abound here, but there are three I really like. A book about manners is entitled “Do Unto Otters.” I can hear the giggles over “The Day We Danced in Underpants.” My all-time favorite so far is “Pirates Don’t Change Diapers.”
I enjoy shelving books in the library for many reasons. Finding funny titles is one of them. The only problem is that now that I have started, I can’t stop.
Barbara Masterson is a member of the Friends of the Mill Creek Library.
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