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\nRemember back in high school, when you used to hang out in the library and crack up at all the hilarious jokes the librarian told used to tell? No? Maybe that’s because librarians aren’t traditionally known for their sense of humor. Well, it’s the aim of these hilarious images, collected from libraries all over the country, to remind us that librarians are just regular (and often really funny) people.
\n[post_page_title]Batman returns[\/post_page_title]
\nJust because someone works at a library, that doesn’t mean books are their only area of expertise. One of the employees at this school library definitely knows what kids are into these days, and so they put up this sign to appeal to the young students.
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\nWhile hilariously using the movie Batman Returns as a reference, they casually remind them to return books that they’ve borrowed once they’re done with them. After all, if Batman does it, shouldn’t they too realize it’s the right thing to do?
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\n[post_page_title]No reservations required[\/post_page_title]
\nAnother library sign for the pun lovers among us – this one says “Come on in! We are never overbooked!” It is pretty self explanatory – the library is never overbooked as a restaurant might be, so there is always room to come in, and it also never has enough books!
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\nThis cute little pun sure made library visitors stop and have a little laugh on their way in, which proves you can keep it simple and still make people laugh.
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\n[post_page_title]When librarians are in on the rap scene[\/post_page_title]
\nThis book promotion stand is so hilarious, we can’t even begin to describe it. It may be hard to think of librarians as the sort of people who listen to rap music a lot, but these ones have actually taken it up a few notches.
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\nWriting whole new lyrics to the hit “Baby Got Back” by rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot is pretty ambitious. If this doesn’t make the library visitors crack open a book, we don’t know what will.
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\n[post_page_title]This bookshelf in the mystery section[\/post_page_title]
\nThe librarians in this place decided, in a bold move, to make the mystery section of the library a bit more… mysterious. Turning all of the books to the wrong side, this practical joke made sure that students go on a real adventure in finding the books they want to read in this section.
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\nBut like they say, what’s wrong with a little mystery every now and then? And both the students and librarians probably have a good laugh in the process.
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\n[post_page_title]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle[\/post_page_title]
\nWe’re not sure if this picture is staged or not, but we really hope it wasn’t. This librarian said one of her students had lost a turtle in the library. It was found the following week, in a location that is just too funny to be true.
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\nIt was making its way to a shelf with book about the art of… Donatello. This also happens to be the name of a certain Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. What are the odds?
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\n[post_page_title]Perfect time to fix your hair[\/post_page_title]
\nThis university’s library employees are\u00a0apparently big on puns. Making a cute play on the word “checkout”, they put up a little mirror on top of the book drop off box – often referred to as a “self checkout” – so students can check themselves out in the mirror.
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\nThe funny thing is, students probably use that mirror all the time to check out how they look. We love a joke that is both funny, and useful.
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\n[post_page_title]Star Wars pun intended[\/post_page_title]
\nAnother fun little pun is the one made in this library sign, and it’s even a Star Wars reference! Offering students to take little bookmarks in the shape of Wookiees, the librarians hilariously wrote a clever note.
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\nIt says; “It’s dangerous to go solo,” – with a picture of Star Wars protagonist Han Solo, and “Take a Wookiee with you”, with a picture of Chewbacca, Han’s famous Wookiee companion.\u00a0For those of us who love Star Wars, it’s definitely one funny picture.
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\n[post_page_title]IT workers making threats[\/post_page_title]
\nThis library sign is actually made by IT people, responsible for the library’s computers. Asking students to save all the work they have done on the computers so it won’t be erased doing maintenance, they joked about having no mercy since they “feed off tears” of students with unsaved work.
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\nOf course, having a paper you’ve been working on deleted is much more frightening than the IT people are, but this sign is hilarious nonetheless.
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\n[post_page_title]Library or Interstellar?[\/post_page_title]
\nWe’re not sure if this one is made purposely or not, but it certainly puts a little strange vibe in your ordinary library visit – these shelves have been organized in front of each other in rows, with mirrors on both sides of them.
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\nSo if you step inside the section, you might think you’ve accidentally stepped into the movie Interstellar, and gone inside a terrible loop of endless bookshelves in the vast emptiness of space.
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\n[post_page_title]We won’t tell Ross Geller about this[\/post_page_title]
\nThis sign, put up in the entrance to a college library, is someone’s hilarious way of encouraging students to read more. Obviously, dinosaurs weren’t extinct because they didn’t read (although we can’t know that for sure), but this makes for an amusing way to make you think about book reading as necessary for survival.
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\nAnd the remark below about the thesaurus really cracked us up. If there really was a dinosaur called a Thesaurus, it would probably be the most articulate one!
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\n[post_page_title]Panda at the library[\/post_page_title]
\nOne funny librarian confessed she sometimes wears this hat to work, making it look like the counter is manned by an adorable panda, checking books in and out. Perhaps this one is mostly meant to amuse the kids.
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\nBut if we walked into a library and saw the face of a sweet little panda bear peeking out at us from behind the counter, it would totally make our day (and perhaps even our whole week).
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\n[post_page_title]These librarians have procrastination down[\/post_page_title]
\nThis clever display is about the one thing that every student, with important exams to study for or papers to write, knows all too well – procrastination. And in accordance to the meaning of procrastination, as the lost art of postponing things you don’t feel like doing for as long as you can, the display itself is unfinished.
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\nSomeone has clearly been procrastinating here. Is it just a joke, or a way to teach a lesson about what happens when you postpone things? You decide for yourselves.
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\n[post_page_title]Found in a university library[\/post_page_title]
\nLibrarians have to ask people to be quiet so often, it’s probably exhausting. That’s why these librarians opted for a funnier way of asking for silence, using a meme of Mugatu, a fictional character portrayed by the hilarious Will Ferrell in the hit comedy Zoolander.
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\nAt a fashion show, Mugatu says this about a certain model, meaning that he is very much in fashion. Silence, apparently, is also in fashion and therefore should be kept.
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\n[post_page_title]This cart is assertive[\/post_page_title]
\nThis cart requires a bit of explaining, if you don’t know what it’s about. The picture on the trolley is of a book by Ilise Benun, called “Stop Pushing Me Around!”, meant to teach people who are shy or timid how to be more assertive in their workplace.
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\nSomeone thought it would be funny to put this on one of the library’s trolleys, which literally gets pushed around a lot, and we have to admit, it gave us a chuckle.
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\n[post_page_title]Readbox or Redbox?[\/post_page_title]
\nEmployees at this library made a very funny attempt to make this book display look like Redbox, the movie rental company. Although it is generally meant to be a joke, it actually makes a powerful statement on how these days, many people prefer to watch movies instead of reading books.
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\nReading books is almost considered to be a lost art, which is why librarians are often trying to promote it in any way they can.
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\n[post_page_title]Trust me, I’m the Doctor[\/post_page_title]
\nIf this quote sounds familiar to you (and you recognize the picture of the Tardis next to it) then you’re probably a Doctor Who fan. Doctor Who is a beloved British sci-fi series, with some great teaching moments.
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\nIt was the tenth Doctor, portrayed by David Tennant, who claimed that books are the best weapons in the world. This quote was put up in a library to say – books are knowledge, and knowledge is power. Thus, you should read up!
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\n[post_page_title]Luckily, this library is safe[\/post_page_title]
\nYet another Doctor Who reference on a library sign – and we don’t blame the employees for hanging this one up, as it is from an episode called “Silence In the Library.”
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\nIn the episode, swarms of little flesh eating beings called the Vashta Nerada, are found in a library and cause some very unpleasant events. This library promises to be a Vashta Nerada free zone, which would be great if they weren’t fictional – but is otherwise pretty amusing.
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\n[post_page_title]We completely agree[\/post_page_title]
\nThese librarians can really appreciate a good joke. They put up a sign with a brilliant quote by famed comedian and actor, Groucho Marx, which is also very true – “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read”.
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\nThe clever quote is not only funny, but also speaks a truth about books being great friends to man, which makes it perfect to put up in a library.
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\n[post_page_title]What was the book’s name?[\/post_page_title]
\nApparently, when you work at a library, it is not uncommon for someone to walk up to the counter and ask about a book – without even knowing what it’s called or its subject.
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![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/19152547\/5a7aa77523233_8f3adkgrsfe01__700.jpg\")
\nThis stand of books, put up by librarians, is a fun little joke about these people, who only remember the color of the book’s cover – and perhaps an efficient way to make them look for the book in question for themselves.
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\n[post_page_title]Baby, it’s cold outside[\/post_page_title]
\nThis town’s public library used the snowy weather to make a fun joke, while convincing people to come in and pick out a book. They do have a point, though.
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\nA book may not keep you warm in a stormy weather like this, but nothing says “Me Time” like cuddling in front of the fire with some hot cocoa and a good book to read, while not having to step outside and meet the chilly weather.
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\n[post_page_title]Overdue book return is the stuff of nightmares[\/post_page_title]
\nCollecting overdue books is probably one of the least pleasant tasks that a librarian has to complete each year. So why not have some fun in the process?
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\nThis librarian dresses up as the Grim Reaper of books every year to collect books that haven’t been returned, and make students laugh – or run away in fear – as she does. So beware of not returning what you’ve borrowed, or else the book reaper might get you!
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\n[post_page_title]Aren’t you glad you read this?[\/post_page_title]
\nThis is yet another joke made at the expense of people who can’t remember the titles of books they want to check out of the library. These librarians also added a display of books of the same cover color, in favor of those who can’t remember the books names.
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\nBut also added a fun little pun – “Orange you glad you read,” because the books are the color orange, and after you’ll read them, you’ll be very glad you did.
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\n[post_page_title]”Not a squirrel!”[\/post_page_title]
\nThe sign in this picture clearly has a hilarious story behind it. Apparently, the librarians that put this up have a bit of a rodent problem, as a squirrel keeps coming in through the drop-off box, trying to steal one of the employee’s meals.
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\nThis must have been pretty bad, if it made them put up this sign, asking people who are returning books to announce that they’re not hungry squirrels trying to sneak into the library.
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\n[post_page_title]Rabbits more than welcome[\/post_page_title]
\nWe don’t know which is funnier – this sign posted by the library employees, or the tweet that came along with it. The sign was probably supposed to say no dogs are allowed in the library, but when they decided to use a Wallace and Gromit reference as a joke, they welcomed rabbits, sheep and evil penguins instead.
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\nAs the saying goes, be careful what you wish for, because someone might just walk into the library with a sheep someday.
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\n[post_page_title]Dinosaur-free library[\/post_page_title]
\nThis hilarious sign in a university library states that it, in fact, has not been attacked by violent dinosaurs for quite some time now. While it is good to know that the library you’re in is a safe space (in which you probably won’t get eaten by a dinosaur), this leaves us wondering.
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\nIs someone really updating the number of days without an attack, each day they come into work? If so, someone is going through pretty serious lengths to make visitors feel amused.
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\n[post_page_title]This happened during a renovation[\/post_page_title]
\nA university’s library posted this picture to their Facebook page, gaining shocked responses from their students. Apparently, while going through renovations, some of the bookshelves collapsed completely, leaving the library employees busy, having to put away all of these fallen books away in their right order.
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\nThe poor librarians showed their sense of humor by posting the picture, and sarcastically adding how fun it’s been for them to have to reorganize all of the books.
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\n[post_page_title]Some Nicolas Cage motivation[\/post_page_title]
\nWhoever put this motivational poster up on a school library wall is pretty hilarious. Apparently, Nicolas Cage is also the star of several other motivational posters, created by anonymous people and going around the Internet.
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\nThis particular one is meant to encourage students and other visitors of the library to read books – and probably smile to themselves as they encounter it. Well, if Nicolas Cage tells us to read, who are we to question him?
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\n[post_page_title]Beware of the iPhone snatchers[\/post_page_title]
\nThese librarians truly care about the property of the visitors, as they warn them not to leave their phones or laptops lying around unattended, lest they get stolen. While no one generally wants to have that happen to them, people aren’t always careful enough.
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\nUsing a funny meme like this, the librarians are sure to attract the attention of their library visitors, so no one will say they haven’t been warned about keeping their possessions close to them.
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\n[post_page_title]This invisible book display[\/post_page_title]
\nSometimes, when your job is hectic and you have a lot of tasks at hand, you don’t always manage to get everything done in time. These librarians, who apparently haven’t gotten around to setting up a new display of books yet, decided to put up an intriguing sign.
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\nThis sign invities people to look at their display of invisible books – featuring a couple of empty book holders. Either that, or they just got a fresh delivery of fascinating invisible books.
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\n[post_page_title]Prepare to be relaxed[\/post_page_title]
\nThis hilarious sign is probably our favorite of the bunch. Librarians understand the pressure that students experience, when they’re studying for a big exam or have a paper they need to work on.
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![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/19152554\/funny-librarians-jokes-8-5a7acc5dc85b9__700.jpg\")
\nSo they decided to put up a Ryan Gosling display in the library backroom to lower these stress levels, whether it’s by staring into Ryan’s lovely eyes, or laughing at the very existence of this poster in a place like the library. We’re already feeling more relaxed.
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\n[post_page_title]Who let the cat in?[\/post_page_title]
\nWe’re pretty sure this short note is hiding one heck of a story. Does Max’s owner live right next door the library? If Max is nice, why don’t they want him to come in? And come to think of it, why would a cat keep trying to get into a library in the first place?
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\nAs we said, the note raises more questions than it answers. All we know is that we’d love to loan Max one of our books so he can read in the privacy of his own home. We have a hunch he might like Of Mice and Men…
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\n[post_page_title]It\u2019s the luck of the drawer[\/post_page_title]
\nWith dark crevices populated by books long forgotten, and winding alleys between towering bookshelves, it\u2019s easy for libraries to have a sense of mystery and hidden secrets.
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\nThat\u2019s why we\u2019d be careful opening any random draws, lest we be struck by a centuries-old curse or attacked by a book that’s been in the library so long it gained sentience. Luckily, sometimes it\u2019s just your local librarian having a friendly joke with you, as seen in this photo.
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\n[post_page_title]Getting a friendly warning[\/post_page_title]
\nLibraries are generally safe places, but they\u2019re still public venues anyone can walk into – which is why it always surprises us to see people leave their valuables lying around while they grab a drink or talk on the phone.
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\nThe employees at this library feel the same, and have left a darkly comic reminder of just how important it is to be smart about keeping your things safe. It might be surprising to see this left on your laptop when you get back, but better than no laptop at all.
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\n[post_page_title]Putting the cart before the other cart[\/post_page_title]
\nWhen you work in a place where silence is the rule, you have to rely mostly on visual jokes when you want to make wise. These librarians clearly never miss a chance to be funny, using a label maker to adorn their book carts with some world-class pun names.
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\nNothing would brighten up your trip to the library more than reaching down into a cart to get a book, and finding that you\u2019ve been lucky enough to take one from the esteemed Dolly Lama.
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\n[post_page_title]The truth can be difficult sometimes[\/post_page_title]
\nFor anyone who was going to try the extremely ill-advised Tide Pods challenge, might we suggest the pizza rolls challenge instead?
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\nWhoever\u2019s running this library is offering nothing but the most profound and difficult-to-swallow truths – making the bold and entirely correct statement that a pizza roll is just a spaghettified detergent pod by any other name. That said, you could consume 100 pizza rolls and it would be less risky than one Tide Pod. That\u2019s not to say you should though.
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\n[post_page_title]The long arm of library law[\/post_page_title]
\nLook, you don\u2019t want to mess with a librarian. These are people who can maintain silence across entire buildings with dozens to hundreds of people them – we wouldn\u2019t take our chances. The librarians clearly don\u2019t mess around, installing a lineup chart for anyone who they catch reading a forbidden tome.
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\nIn reality this is clearly a joke – as there isn\u2019t a librarian around who doesn\u2019t actively try to get people reading banned books to combat censorship. Don\u2019t be loud in the library though – then you really will be in trouble.
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\n[post_page_title]It\u2019s pure fiction[\/post_page_title]
\nAs bastions of intellectual curiosity and critical thinking, it makes sense that libraries would want to do their bit to combat alternative facts landing us in increasingly muddy waters of discourse.
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\nThis library is making no bones about the matter, making it clear that if you want alternative facts, you\u2019re going to have to open up a storybook. There aren\u2019t a lot of people more steadfast and resolute than librarians, so we\u2019re glad they\u2019re on the side of truth.
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\n[post_page_title]A saving grace[\/post_page_title]
\nFor anyone who can\u2019t afford to constantly buy new books – which is most of us – the library is a heaven-sent resource. This library has taken the pretty genius route of reminding you of that fact – and why not?
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\nAfter all, being shown how much money you saved by not shelling out for another swords and sorcery book is only going to make the library more appealing. This little note at the bottom of a receipt really does bring it home just how important libraries are.
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\n[post_page_title]It\u2019s where you belong[\/post_page_title]
\nLook, the first thing you learn about the library is that there\u2019s no talking. The first thing. If you have a call to take, please take it outside. Unfortunately some people just won\u2019t take that message to heart, necessitating the creation of a cone of silence by these librarians.
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![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/16104453\/nzbDHeM.jpg\")
\nIf somebody\u2019s going to take a call, they should be made to do so in a chamber of shame where everyone can judge them. We salute these librarians for their service.
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\n[post_page_title]One door closes, a secret door opens[\/post_page_title]
\nWe\u2019ve all hoped that if we moved enough random books in a library, then we would eventually find one with a secret mechanism. This library at San Jose State University makes the dream come alive, with a bookshelf that does actually move.
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\nIt doesn\u2019t lead to a secret passage unfortunately, instead just having a set of fake books on the reverse side – but that doesn\u2019t make it any less fun to play with as if you\u2019re a spy with secret library business.
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\n[post_page_title]Banned to the bone[\/post_page_title]
\nBanned books are something of a sore spot for librarians – who generally believe that such bans are a censorship, and that people should be free to read whatever books they please. As such, you\u2019ll often find libraries actively displaying books that are or once were banned.
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\nThis library has pulled a brilliant maneuver with their banned book selection, hiding a book\u2019s identity and challenging people to engage with it and find out what the fuss is about.
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\n[post_page_title]Fahrenheit 45-funny[\/post_page_title]
\nThis might be the single-most hilarious joke we\u2019ve ever seen in a library. For anyone not in the know, Fahrenheit 451 is a book in which government employees called “firemen” burn banned books – the title being an (inaccurate) reference to the temperature at which paper catches fire.
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\nAs such the placing of a fire extinguisher in a replica of Fahrenheit 451 is a masterstroke of visual comedy, and one that you could only expect from the mind of a librarian.
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\n[post_page_title]When the moon hits your eye[\/post_page_title]
\nIf you\u2019ve ever wanted to visit the moon, this is your chance. This library has displayed a globe of the moon, which might strike you as a little useless, but isn\u2019t necessarily. The moon does have distinct features and marked locations, they\u2019re just somewhat less obvious than the Earth\u2019s.
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\nSo if you wanted to spend time poring over this globe to find certain spots on the moon, you could – you just might hurt your eyes squinting so much.
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\n[post_page_title]Book you like a hurricane[\/post_page_title]
\nThis library has offered a more tongue-in-cheek response to a hurricane than you might expect – but hey, the hustle is never over. They\u2019ve made the very valid point that, in the event of a hurricane you might want to be able to keep yourself occupied with something that doesn\u2019t require electricity or wi-fi.
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\nShocking that something like that would exist, we know. While we wholeheartedly recommend this course of action, you probably shouldn\u2019t read a book set anywhere too sunny, in case it makes you sad with envy.
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\n[post_page_title]They\u2019ve never heard of pop-up books[\/post_page_title]
\nAs anyone with both feet in the 21st century will agree, one of the most annoying things about being online is trying to do something and suddenly having six different ads spring up in your face to obscure what you\u2019re looking at.
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\nLibrarians know this, and in this library they\u2019ve made it very clear just how superior books are in this regard. After all, when was the last time someone was reading “War and Peace” when they were interrupted by an ad for a revolutionary new skincare regime?
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\n[post_page_title]That\u2019s a tall order[\/post_page_title]
\nLibraries are great, but it can be frustrating when your height precludes you from reaching books at the top of a shelf – leaving you to rely on the generosity of taller people, or a passing giraffe.
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\nThis library is fully aware of the struggle, offering a tongue-in-cheek display of books that you would have to be of truly statuesque height to read. Perhaps those books are reserved for NBA players who like a challenge when making their selection.
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\n[post_page_title]Started from the bottom shelf[\/post_page_title]
\nGiven that it keeps the whole operation going, librarians really, really want you to check out books.
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\nThe people who work at this library are so keen to see you walk out with an armful of books that they\u2019ve actually taken to offering the very sage advice that, if you check out enough titles, you\u2019ll eventually be able to start a library of your own. The profit margins aren\u2019t very high, but you\u2019ll be the envy of book nerds everywhere.
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\n[post_page_title]Charting your progress[\/post_page_title]
\nSometimes it can be hard to know whether or not you should be checking out another book. You stand there, looking timidly at the display and wondering whether one more title is one too many.
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\nSometimes we wish someone would appear from thin air and decide for us. Luckily for us all, the librarians at this library have done extensive scientific research, and distilled the dilemma into a handy flowchart to help you meet your book needs. Hey, you can\u2019t argue with the science.
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\n[post_page_title]Thought for food[\/post_page_title]
\nIf there\u2019s anyone you want on your side in a zombie apocalypse, it\u2019s a librarian. They\u2019re organized, they have access to a sturdy and defensible building, and you\u2019re going to want a book or two once everyone on TV has been eaten.
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\nWhat\u2019s more, it appears they have the secret to ending a zombie incursion peacefully, offering them some thoughtful and potent novels to chew on, rather than our brains. We would certainly be happier with that arrangement.
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\n[post_page_title]Follow the yellow book road[\/post_page_title]
\nWe have to say, if we walked past this display we\u2019d have to think twice before walking away. After all, we\u2019ve many a time been reaching for a book on the top shelf and worried about causing an avalanche of books that left us buried forever.
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\nLuckily, the stripy socks give it away as a nice reference to Frank L. Baum\u2019s The Wizard of Oz. Somebody\u2019s already nabbed the ruby slippers – though they were thoughtful enough to replace them with a cute pair of ankle boots.
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\n[post_page_title]A book by any other name[\/post_page_title]
\nSometimes, in our technologically advanced world, the simpler parts of life need a bit of recontextualizing. After all, if someone were to describe a book to you in this manner you\u2019d probably be excited to see the new-fangled e-reader than they would present you with.
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\nAlas, you can\u2019t be the classics, and this is simply a joke about the usefulness of a paper book. We\u2019re worried that they needed the smaller sign though, which indicates somebody actually went up to the help desk and asked for one of these devices.
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\n[post_page_title]The carrot and the redheaded librarian[\/post_page_title]
\nThe English translation of this French book – for those of you don’t speak the language of love – is ‘The Carrot and the Stick.’ It is very fitting, then, that a redheaded (or carrot hair colored) librarian should be holding this book up to her face.
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\nWe’re wondering what the librarian really looks like. Does she resemble the woman on the cover of the book? Or does she look completely different? Either way, this clever librarian has us questioning whether ‘The Carrot and the Stick’ is actually about her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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