library gang

Last week I was helping a particularly unpleasant patron with some directions. It was a little warm at the desk, so I had pushed my sleeves up to my elbows. This exposed the tattoo I have on my left wrist. The man saw my tattoo and asked if I was in a gang. My tattoo says 'don't panic' which makes me wonder what kind of lame gang would have that as a tattoo. I should have told him I was in a library gang.

That makes me wonder what kind of initiation a library gang would have. Knock over a stack of books? Give someone incorrect information? And what would this library gang be called? Would there be rival gangs? If there were rival gangs, I'd like them to be named after subject heading guides. LCSH vs. Sears. I imagine library gangs roaming the streets like the gangs of old ladies in this Monty Python skit.