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Librarians Outlast Book Banners Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Librarians Outlast Book Banners Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Librarians outlast book banners. The challenge waves come every decade or so, the names on the complaint forms change, and the librarian who has been at the desk for thirty years has outlasted three of them and kept the books through all three. This shirt is for that librarian, and for the one who will outlast the next wave.

Wear it to the library board meeting, the state library conference, the Banned Books Week display, and the retirement party for the librarian who saw it all. It is a strong gift for a career librarian, a new librarian who needs the reminder, a library board member, and the patron who has watched the whole thing.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a weight built to outlast a few challenge waves of its own. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex and relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Chambray, Graphite, Ivory and Banana too. Also as a hoodie and a sweatshirt. It joins the long-game library designs on our book bans and libraries page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Is this shirt optimistic or defiant? Both. It is a historical observation that has held every time, worn by the people who plan to keep it true.

Would a library staff order matching ones? Staffs do, often for a retirement. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color for a librarian? Bay and Chambray read clean at the desk. Banana for Banned Books Week.

How does it fit? Relaxed body, true to size. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the library board meeting, Banned Books Week, storytime, the bookstore.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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