I LOVE LIBRARIES. Unabashedly. And I love checking out ones I haven’t been to so I can see what programs and services they offer.
It seems like library staffs are being really innovative these days, and here are 15 great examples.
1. Don’t annoy me
This sign at my University with the number for the library police.
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2. Cool!
Had a volunteer help me make these stools out of our discarded books for new library seating.
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3. Keep it down!
My school’s library has noise-level guides that change colour when it gets too loud
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4. That’s a lot of money
My library receipt shows how much money I’ve saved.
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5. For the shy folks
This library has a directory for topics people might be embarrassed to ask for.
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6. No more fines
My local library is going fine free
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7. Genius
My local library has vault you can go into to talk on your phone.
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8. Bake a cake or two
My local library has baking pans you can borrow.
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9. Teach them about bees
My local library has bee hive in the kids section, with a tube that leads to the outside.
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10. Reuse
This old church being re-used as a library
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11. Banned books are important books
My school’s library has a banned book section.
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12. A real-life mystery
13. Give it a shot
Local library has a community jigsaw puzzle
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14. Grab bags
At my library you can pick up bags of books in a certain genre without knowing what those books are
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15. This is a great idea
This library has a program where children and teens can “read down fines”.
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Pretty cool, huh? Go check out your local library and see what they’re up to!
