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50 Times Libraries Surprised Everyone With Their Creativity And Sense Of Humor (New Pics)
Libraries can be some of the most visually stunning meccas of architecture, but even if you aren't fortunate enough to live near one of the most beautiful libraries in the world - your local libraries can still contain some pretty creative designs. The following list is a collection of photos from everyday libraries that have been spiced up with hilarious and creative twists from the funny librarians who run them.
From clever wordplay and funny signs to enchanting building entrances to organizing books by nudity on the covers these protectors of books went above and beyond to bring some extra magic to these hubs of imagination. Scroll down below to see all the literary fun and remember why libraries are not replaceable. Don't forget to upvote your favs!
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#1
This Is Dina. She Volunteers At Our Local Library As A Reading Dog. Kids With Difficulties Read For Her And She Does Not Judge
Kaisu Rei 5 years ago
I love dogs like these, we have one at our public library too and the kids love reading to her!
Ms Phit 5 years ago
Yes we have read to me dogs in Tucson too... so great for kids or anyone who needs a non judgmental listening ear!
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Daria B 5 years ago
This is just an innocent joke. No need for downvotes. (Upvoted back up)
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tuzdayschild 5 years ago
She may not understand the words but I bet she loves being spoken to.
María Hermida 5 years ago
Wonderful idea! Every kid should be in contact with dogs. They can be so helpful and teach them/us so much!
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago
Of course she doesn't judge, she is a beautiful dog.
CharliAnn Olney 5 years ago
Dogs are GREAT to read too. Except they can't help with the words a child is really struggling over. Dogs work best with their handler/teacher nearby.
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#2
This Entrance To The Kids Section At Our Local Library
#3
This Library Has A Directory For Topics People Might Be Embarrassed To Ask For
#4
Blind Dates Prevent You From Judging A Book By Its Cover
#5
This Library Tells You How Much Money You’ve Saved By Using The Library
#6
My Local Library Has Bee Hive In The Kids Section, With A Tube That Leads To The Outside
#7
My Local Library Has Dozens Of Different Cake Pans To Check Out
#8
My School's Library Has Noise-Level Guides That Change Colour When It Gets Too Loud
#9
This Library Knows How To Motivate Children
Amanda Ford 5 years ago
This reminds me of "Jesus saves/ and backs up his files." Or "/ and only takes half damage."
#10
Every Year My School's Librarian Dresses Up As A Book Reaper To Collect Overdue Books
#11
"Guys Who Have Lost Their Shirts" Bookshelf
#12
My Local Library Has Vault You Can Go Into To Talk On Your Phone
#13
Local Library Has A Community Jigsaw Puzzle
Nami Tantrum 5 years ago
i'd finish that up in a few hours and if anyone would try to help or interrupt me i'd throw them out into the reading garden and lock the door xD
#14
This Sign At My University With The Number For The Library Police
#15
The Mystery Section In San Jose State University's Library Has A Secret Bookshelf
#16
Banned Books Display At My Local Library
#17
This Mural At My School Has Fahrenheit 451 Positioned On The Fire Extinguisher
#18
My Library Has A Globe Of The Moon
#19
Saw This In My Local Library
#20
Gigantic Books At The Entrance Of A Public Library In France
#21
The Library Places The Books On The Lower Shelves On Their Sides So The Titles Are Easier To Read
#22
Our Librarian This Halloween
After being told countless times by students that he looks a lot like a certain TV character, our librarian finally gave in and embraced his inner sociopath this Halloween. He sat like this for the first hour the library was open.
#23
This Library Was Built Exactly Over The Canada-USA Border (The Black Line)
#24
My University Library Took Out Consecutive Sections Of Shelves. Can See From One Wall To The Other
#25
Display At My Local Library
#26
At My Library You Can Pick Up Bags Of Books In A Certain Genre Without Knowing What Those Books Are
#27
Our Library's Hurricane Prep
#28
Albena, Bulgaria Beach Library
#29
Old School Love Letter Station At Library
#30
Found At My University's Library. Gotta Love Nanas
#31
Library Aisle At My University. They Got Two Aisles Full Of Board Games That You Borrow
#32
This Library Has The Approximate Time In Words Projected Onto It
#33
A Mini Library Modeled After The Building Behind It
#34
Laptops You Can Borrow At The Austin Public Library
#35
I Was Studying In The Library When My Phone Rang. Returned After A Few Minutes
Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago
leaving valuables anywhere in public.... not the best move. Glad the theft was only virtual, and not literal.
#36
Found In Buffalo Library. It’s True Tho... #adfree
#37
This Poster Outside My School Library
#38
My Library Has A Spot For People To Listen To Records
April Simnel 5 years ago
When I was growing up, I lived in a house where secular music of any type was a big no-no for a long time. It was friends' homes and at the library where I could get my fill of the pop music of the day. At the library, I could also hear country, opera, folk, jazz, and music from other countries from the librarians' suggestions. Gospel music (especially the black gospel music I grew up hearing) is terrific, but man, it was so great to be able to go to the library's listening stations and hear other things. And when I was a little older, the "college" record shops had listening stations that I took advantage of during lunch breaks at school.
#39
Girlfriends Library Card
#40
Big Books For Little Readers
#41
Basement Floor Of My Campus Library Has A Treadmill With A Computer, So You Can Exercise & Study At The Same Time
#42
The Tech School Library I Went To Has Sleeping Pods
#43
The Cafe In My Local Library Has A Table For People Happy To Chat To Strangers
justa catboy 5 years ago
I would not do this, because the introvert in me would be off the walls.
#44
This Sign Is In My Local Library. The Logic Is Unassailable
#45
Campus Library Installs Grass. Real Grass
Feelin’ Memes 5 years ago
Farmer: I want to go library but I have sheep to look after. Wait a minute....I could my sheep there with me and they can eat the grass.
#46
Library Has "Recently Returned" Section So You Can See What Other People Have Been Reading
#47
Had A Volunteer Help Me Make These Stools Out Of Our Discarded Books For New Library Seating
#48
This Library Likes To Play Games
Martti Laurson 5 years ago
This library is sadly pointing out the conditions they have. This might be a cry for help.
#49
My Local Library Has A Mini Art Vending Machine
#50
At My Local Library... You Can Rent Fishing Poles... Only In Arkansas
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UnspokenWordz 5 years ago
The bookworm in me just went to a very happy place thank u for this post
diane a 5 years ago
Libraries are my favourite places. Just the smell of all those books relaxes me
ojjunior 5 years ago
I have the same feeling but with closed parking garages. Do I need to see a doctor??
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Agnieszka Gocalińska 5 years ago
The university where I work has a napping pod in the library, for 30mins naps for students ;) DoMJ7XGXcAAOn1F.jpg 
electricblue 5 years ago
I would really love some of these in my own library. Like renting cake pans.
Rose the Cook 5 years ago
Where are all these great libraries? It's a shame the locations didn't accompany the pictures.
Lizzie the Crayon 5 years ago
Really funny article, nice to take a break from stress with. Bored Panda is my sprit animal. Great post! DOGS ARE ALSO MY SPIRIT ANIMAL
Amanda Dennis 5 years ago
These libraries are so creative and meanwhile my local ones underwhelm me and I rarely visit die to that and many including my most local being difficult to get to by bus
Nami Tantrum 5 years ago
i was wondering: if you borrow a wrapped book (those blind date book or banned books) and you return them.. do you have to rewrap them?
Kaisu Rei 5 years ago
I would guess not, I think they would just wrap new books whenever one is taken!
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DeAnna Rose 5 years ago
The books for tall people are in a used book store in my town. The whole store is very old and used to be a department store. Three levels of interesting nooks, twists, and turns. Anyone that comes through Denton Texas HAS to make at stop at the purple book store on the town square!!
Marc Morgenstern 5 years ago
Anaheim train station has a vending machine library that you use with your library card. Screen-Sho...81-png.jpg 
Helen Haley 5 years ago
I've always thought that things like small appliances and other goodies that you want to use, but know you'll never touch more than once a year, those need to be available in libraries.
Todd Chesser 5 years ago
My ex-wife is a muralist, a very gifted painter. She made the children's reading room at the Destin Library (Destin, FL) into an underwater wonderland. should you ever find yourself there you should check it out. Something else about the library, because Destin is a tourist destination they have a section where anyone at all can take a book or leave a book.
Linouchka 99 5 years ago
I'm a bookbinder, and this post made me happy (except the one who turned discarded books into seatings... Can't stand people who "destroy" books in a way that you can't read them anymore, lol...)
Jeannie Carle 5 years ago
Sooo want to incorporate some of those ideas into my own home/library! Love every second of this.
PandaLover 5 years ago
Man, these libraries are all SO COOL! I wish my local library was like this.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
Libraries are not businesses and you should seriously consider seeing a therapist. Spending your time trolling social media sites all day long is neither healthy nor normal.
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UnspokenWordz 5 years ago
The bookworm in me just went to a very happy place thank u for this post
diane a 5 years ago
Libraries are my favourite places. Just the smell of all those books relaxes me
ojjunior 5 years ago
I have the same feeling but with closed parking garages. Do I need to see a doctor??
Load More Replies... Agnieszka Gocalińska 5 years ago
The university where I work has a napping pod in the library, for 30mins naps for students ;) DoMJ7XGXcAAOn1F.jpg
electricblue 5 years ago
I would really love some of these in my own library. Like renting cake pans.
Rose the Cook 5 years ago
Where are all these great libraries? It's a shame the locations didn't accompany the pictures.
Lizzie the Crayon 5 years ago
Really funny article, nice to take a break from stress with. Bored Panda is my sprit animal. Great post! DOGS ARE ALSO MY SPIRIT ANIMAL
Amanda Dennis 5 years ago
These libraries are so creative and meanwhile my local ones underwhelm me and I rarely visit die to that and many including my most local being difficult to get to by bus
Nami Tantrum 5 years ago
i was wondering: if you borrow a wrapped book (those blind date book or banned books) and you return them.. do you have to rewrap them?
Kaisu Rei 5 years ago
I would guess not, I think they would just wrap new books whenever one is taken!
Load More Replies... DeAnna Rose 5 years ago
The books for tall people are in a used book store in my town. The whole store is very old and used to be a department store. Three levels of interesting nooks, twists, and turns. Anyone that comes through Denton Texas HAS to make at stop at the purple book store on the town square!!
Marc Morgenstern 5 years ago
Anaheim train station has a vending machine library that you use with your library card. Screen-Sho...81-png.jpg
Helen Haley 5 years ago
I've always thought that things like small appliances and other goodies that you want to use, but know you'll never touch more than once a year, those need to be available in libraries.
Todd Chesser 5 years ago
My ex-wife is a muralist, a very gifted painter. She made the children's reading room at the Destin Library (Destin, FL) into an underwater wonderland. should you ever find yourself there you should check it out. Something else about the library, because Destin is a tourist destination they have a section where anyone at all can take a book or leave a book.
Linouchka 99 5 years ago
I'm a bookbinder, and this post made me happy (except the one who turned discarded books into seatings... Can't stand people who "destroy" books in a way that you can't read them anymore, lol...)
Jeannie Carle 5 years ago
Sooo want to incorporate some of those ideas into my own home/library! Love every second of this.
PandaLover 5 years ago
Man, these libraries are all SO COOL! I wish my local library was like this.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
Libraries are not businesses and you should seriously consider seeing a therapist. Spending your time trolling social media sites all day long is neither healthy nor normal.
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