30 Times Librarians Surprised Everyone With Their Sense Of Humor

Even though libraries are citadels of silence, guarding humanity's best thoughts, it doesn't mean that humor is forbidden there. To prove that a giggle can easily accompany a pleasant read, Bored Panda has collected a list of some of the funniest examples of librarian humor.

From mocking impossible visitor requests to motivating students, these creative solutions definitely got everyone's attention. Scroll down to check out why you should go the library more often and upvote the entries you like best!

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Sometimes I Wear My Panda Hat To Work. This Is What It Looks Like To Everyone Walking Into The Library

Final score:

746points

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Miss Cris 6 years ago

Great!!!!

83points

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When Libraries Troll Their Patrons

Final score:

703points

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Neeraj Jha 6 years ago

I would LOL.. but library..

130points

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This Was At My College Library Entrance

Final score:

669points

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Shirin Kamer 6 years ago

Ha ha ha yes Thank goodness Thesaurus survived.

97points

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My Local Library

Final score:

649points

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Katnip WickerBasket 6 years ago

Hahaha best one yet

99points

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"Please Do Not Let In The Cat"

Final score:

643points

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Beth 6 years ago

Aahahahahaha, Max will not be thwarted! Max will get into the library!

191points

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My School Library Knows What's Up

Final score:

643points

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Pi... 6 years ago

Batman has his own bloody library.... so.... yeah.

77points

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Every Year My School's Librarian Dresses Up As A Book Reaper To Collect Overdue Books

Final score:

609points

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Pi... 6 years ago

That's awesome!

78points

Bunnies4Zwin 6 years ago

And scary! When you have an overdue book you avoid the libary like the plague!

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ALIYAH ALLEN 6 years ago

if our librarian was more like that we would actually attempt to check out a book

4points

Tamara Laney 6 years ago

Love her expression--Hilarious!

3points

layne 6 years ago

Never look it in the eyes; just return your late books in the book drop & run away quickly!

2points

Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 6 years ago

Il bet the little kids are too scared Not to return their books

2points

Amy John 6 years ago

Do the souls of the offenders run while they can?

2points

Jim Price 6 years ago

The Grimm Reaper is no folk tale...

2points

Janet Judd 6 years ago

She's really a Druid High Priestess come to wreak havoc on the book disrespectors and her lessons will never be forgotten.

2points

Venomous Sloth 6 years ago

SCYTHE!!!!!!!!!! (thunderhead out now)

2points

Amy Tilling 6 years ago

I love her!!!

1point

Hamdhaan Hassan 6 years ago

must say that outfit very cool

1point

Emmy Funke 6 years ago

That’ll teach you!

1point

Sussie Thyssen 6 years ago

Love that humour

1point

Molly Tallmadge 6 years ago

Where do you go to school!

1point

Elise Mon 6 years ago

NICE

1point

Paul-Emile Mallet 4 years ago

That's the best one!

0points

Kikka io 6 years ago

great

0points

Kathy Tubby 6 years ago

Unfortunately it happens every year.

0points

Bella Smith 6 years ago

best librarian every

0points

Eric Trahan 6 years ago

I like her..good reaping

0points

tahlz 6 years ago

goals

0points

Julie Lynn 6 years ago

I'm with Pi!!! That's Awesome!!!

0points

Barbara Stewart 6 years ago

Cool

0points

Beverly Palmacci 6 years ago

No amnesty day at this library I take it!

0points

WaLe 6 years ago

The funniest part is that she looks like such a serious lady xD

0points

Maisa Chaves 6 years ago

savage

0points

Martha Chisum 6 years ago

She needs to be in black though so it is scarier!

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Mystery Indeed

Final score:

598points

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Alanna Edwards 6 years ago

I bet the librarian didn't do that.

160points

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Librarian Humor

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563points

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Janine B. 6 years ago

Best one! 😂

52points

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#10

My Local Library Is Taking People's Mugshot

Final score:

541points

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Hisseefit 6 years ago

This needs to be higher! Love it!

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#11

I Went To The Library, Accidentally Ended Up In Intersteller...

Final score:

535points

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Joanna Huang 6 years ago

It's like when you put two mirrors face to face

67points

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#12

My Town's Public Library Has A Clever Blizzard Solution

Final score:

506points

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Hari Onago 6 years ago

Unless you burn the books, but don't do that kids.

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#13

My Local Library Has This Sign On Their Dropoff Slot

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504points

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Pi... 6 years ago

Maybe Kieth shouldn't keep his lunch in the book drop.

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#14

Who Ever Said Librarians Don't Have A Sense Of Humor?!

Final score:

468points

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Andrew Gibb 6 years ago

The section Donald Trump frequents

74points

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#15

I Am Glad To Know That I Am Safe In My Universities Library

Final score:

430points

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Kjorn 6 years ago

just for mess with people add another sheet with 1 days without an attack

77points

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#16

This Librarian Is Brilliant

Final score:

406points

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Neeraj Jha 6 years ago

Baby Got Books.. by Sir Reads a lot!

124points

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We Found This Beautiful Wooden Writing Desk In The Newbold College Library, Opened The Drawer, And Found This Message

Final score:

403points

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Molly Tallmadge 6 years ago

MORE UPVOTES

52points

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#18

My University Library, Ladies And Gentlemen

Final score:

388points

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Celestial Lynx 6 years ago

Ah ha. Ha. Ha.

55points

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#19

Saw This In My School Library

Final score:

382points

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Tamara Laney 6 years ago

I thought that too...and then my dog ate my book.

66points

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#20

My Wife Is A High School Librarian And One Of Her Students Lost A Turtle In The Library Earlier In The Week. Today He Was Found. She Swears This Picture Wasn't Staged. Is This Awesome Or Is My Wife A Liar?

My Wife Is A High School Librarian And One Of Her Students Lost A Turtle In The Library Earlier In The Week. Today He Was Found. She Swears This Picture Wasn't Staged. Is This Awesome Or Is My Wife A Liar?

Final score:

350points

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Abbey Impson 6 years ago

How do you lose a turtle? Let alone in a library?

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#21

I Love My Local Library

Final score:

322points

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Celestial Lynx 6 years ago

Books are the strongholds of knowledge— knowledge is the best weapon one can have T^T

62points

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#22

Well Played Library Well Played

Final score:

305points

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Signe Manat Hansen 6 years ago

Solo, I'm riding Solo

38points

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#23

Library Pun

Final score:

280points

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caleb 6 years ago

hehe i love puns

30points

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#24

I Was Studying In The Library When My Phone Rang. Returned After A Few Minutes.

Final score:

275points

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Eva Tóthová 6 years ago

and then there are paranoid people like me who keep their laptop with them even for a cab ride(instead of putting big back-pack into the trunk)

53points

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In My School's Library

Final score:

269points

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Neeraj Jha 6 years ago

No Mercy! #WWE

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#26

My Library Trolled The Blue Cover People

Final score:

255points

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Delta Sierra 6 years ago

Swear to god, I'm working in a bookstore and an old lady asked if we had a book, from when she was a little girl, it was blue and had a teddy bear on the cover. She'd like to give it to a grandchild for Christmas. It was Dec 24th.

52points

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#27

Ran Across This In My Local Library

Final score:

250points

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A Totally Normal Cellist 6 years ago

I might have smashed the upvote button even faster this time!!! DooWeeOoo!!!

51points

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#28

My Library PSA

Final score:

237points

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So_cat Socrate 6 years ago

Sad but true advice...

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#29

The Librarians Are Making This Joke

Final score:

223points

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Neeraj Jha 6 years ago

Shaun the Sheep is there.

40points

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#30

This Is On A School Library

Final score:

192points

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Lavinator 6 years ago

I hear Donkey Spock was difficult on set.

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What do you think ?

Georgann Haeffner 6 years ago

Working at a library was my all time dream job. We had a fantastic staff with tons of great ideas. One of my favorite quotes: Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. we had a great staff with tons of fun ideas. i love libraries!

19points

Marilyn Slater 6 years ago

Libraries contain the most valuable treasure on the planet.

Lodogg 3323 6 years ago

Librarians... good show, great TV movies.

5points

Sancha Fung 6 years ago

When Frozen was still hot, my local library had a sign saying 'here I stand, and here I stay!!!'

Adrienne Early 6 years ago

Last year near Valentine's Day, my library had a display of wrapped books. It said "go home with a blind date". The books had the genre on them and a vague description.

JANET FAGAN 4 years ago

I'm a librarian and I'm so happy the sense of humor of librarians has finally been put in a spotlight!!! Janet

Vicki Johnson 6 years ago

Would someone please explain #9 to me, the one about Batman? Thank you.

Jessica Wilhelm 6 years ago

i dont understand number 40 can someone help ?

Kathleen Hill 6 years ago

One of our daughters works at a Library. She's going to have so many new ideas next time she works!

Leslie Erickson 6 years ago

Senses of humor.

Alex Vladi 6 years ago

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4Sunshine 6 years ago

So many of these made me laugh out loud. Thanks so much for the comic relief. I knew there was a reason I loved libraries besides books.

I Love My Dog 6 years ago

TO ol

Kwame Derrick 6 years ago

Haha

30 Times Librarians Surprised Everyone With Their Sense Of Humor

Sometimes I Wear My Panda Hat To Work. This Is What It Looks Like To Everyone Walking Into The Library

When Libraries Troll Their Patrons

This Was At My College Library Entrance

My Local Library

"Please Do Not Let In The Cat"

My School Library Knows What's Up

Every Year My School's Librarian Dresses Up As A Book Reaper To Collect Overdue Books

Mystery Indeed

Librarian Humor

My Local Library Is Taking People's Mugshot

I Went To The Library, Accidentally Ended Up In Intersteller...

My Town's Public Library Has A Clever Blizzard Solution

My Local Library Has This Sign On Their Dropoff Slot

Who Ever Said Librarians Don't Have A Sense Of Humor?!

I Am Glad To Know That I Am Safe In My Universities Library

This Librarian Is Brilliant

We Found This Beautiful Wooden Writing Desk In The Newbold College Library, Opened The Drawer, And Found This Message

My University Library, Ladies And Gentlemen

Saw This In My School Library

My Wife Is A High School Librarian And One Of Her Students Lost A Turtle In The Library Earlier In The Week. Today He Was Found. She Swears This Picture Wasn't Staged. Is This Awesome Or Is My Wife A Liar?

I Love My Local Library

Well Played Library Well Played

Library Pun

I Was Studying In The Library When My Phone Rang. Returned After A Few Minutes.

In My School's Library

My Library Trolled The Blue Cover People

Ran Across This In My Local Library

My Library PSA

The Librarians Are Making This Joke

This Is On A School Library

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