I now have my own office at work, along with a bookshelf I don’t have much to put on. So I moved the figurines I used to keep on my desk to the top of the bookshelf and christened them my professional pantheon. Here’s what they are and what I’ll look to them for.

Top:

• Liberty Bell pencil holder (for… promoting freedom?)
• LEGO DeLorean (for pondering paradoxes)

Bottom, from left:

• Bobblehead of Dwight Schrute from The Office (for staying weird)
• A pirate (for finding adventure)
• A book-reading giraffe from Tanzania (for seeking wisdom)
• Abraham Lincoln bobblehead (for inspiring my better angels)
• Deluxe Nancy Pearl Librarian Action Figure set (for reppin’ that #librarylife)