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, A&D 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 up vote the entries you like best! (H/T)
01. Sometimes I Wear My Panda Hat To Work. This Is What It Looks Like To Everyone Walking Into The Library
02. When Libraries Troll Their Patrons
03. This Was At My College Library Entrance
04. My Local Library
05. “Please Do Not Let In The Cat”
06. My School Library Knows What’s Up
07. Every Year My School’s Librarian Dresses Up As A Book Reaper To Collect Overdue Books
08. Mystery Indeed
09. Librarian Humor
10. My Local Library Is Taking People’s Mugshot
11. My Town’s Public Library Has A Clever Blizzard Solution
12. I Went To The Library, Accidentally Ended Up In Intersteller…
13. My Local Library Has This Sign On Their Dropoff Slot
14. Who Ever Said Librarians Don’t Have A Sense Of Humor?!
15. I Am Glad To Know That I Am Safe In My Universities Library
16. This Librarian Is Brilliant
17. We Found This Beautiful Wooden Writing Desk In The Newbold College Library, Opened The Drawer, And Found This Message
18. Saw This In My School Library
19. My University Library, Ladies And Gentlemen
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?
21. I Love My Local Library
22. Well Played Library Well Played
23. Library Pun
24. I Was Studying In The Library When My Phone Rang. Returned After A Few Minutes.
25. In My School’s Library
26. My Library Trolled The Blue Cover People
27. Ran Across This In My Local Library
28. My Library PSA
29. The Librarians Are Making This Joke
30. This Is On A School Library
31. When You’re Having A Bad Day At Work And Need To Cheer Yourself Up, You Name Your Department’s Cartel
32 Saw This In The Library At My College Today. Nice Try, You Sneaky Librarians
33. So My University’s Library Just Uploaded These Pictures To Their Facebook Page
34. Our Librarians Sure Think They’re Pretty Funny Sometimes
35. Funny Librarians Jokes
36. My Campus Library Is Hip With The Kids
37. Saw This In My University’s Library
38. Library Joke
39. Just Another Motivational Poster Found In My School’s Library
40. New Labeling System
41. Found In The Children’s Section Of My Local Library
42. Oh Yeah! Made A New Sign
43. Found On Library Trolley
44. I’m So Glad Someone Thought To Make Backroom Ryan Festive
45. More Power
46. Have You “Red” A Good Book Lately?
47. Oh. My. God. Becky. Did You See Her Book? It Was, Like, Sooo Big
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