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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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This Is Dina. She Volunteers At Our Local Library As A Reading Dog. Kids With Difficulties Read For Her And She Does Not Judge

This Is Dina. She Volunteers At Our Local Library As A Reading Dog. Kids With Difficulties Read For Her And She Does Not Judge

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    This Entrance To The Kids Section At Our Local Library

    This Entrance To The Kids Section At Our Local Library

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    Erin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! That must be a really nice library!

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    #3

    This Library Has A Directory For Topics People Might Be Embarrassed To Ask For

    This Library Has A Directory For Topics People Might Be Embarrassed To Ask For

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    Kaisu Rei
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really amazing, making sure people find a helpful book that they otherwise might be too ashamed to ask for!

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    #4

    Blind Dates Prevent You From Judging A Book By Its Cover

    Blind Dates Prevent You From Judging A Book By Its Cover

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    Giovanni
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my experience the quality of the cover is often a clue on how much the publisher cares about the quality of the book itself, therefore judging a book by its cover is not always wrong.

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    #5

    This Library Tells You How Much Money You’ve Saved By Using The Library

    This Library Tells You How Much Money You’ve Saved By Using The Library

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    Kaisu Rei
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Libraries are so amazing because they are a way for lower income people to read and get educated!

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    #6

    My Local Library Has Bee Hive In The Kids Section, With A Tube That Leads To The Outside

    My Local Library Has Bee Hive In The Kids Section, With A Tube That Leads To The Outside

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    Ozacoter
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats great for the environment and the kids!

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    #7

    My Local Library Has Dozens Of Different Cake Pans To Check Out

    My Local Library Has Dozens Of Different Cake Pans To Check Out

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    Erin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want a cake library!!

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    #8

    My School's Library Has Noise-Level Guides That Change Colour When It Gets Too Loud

    My School's Library Has Noise-Level Guides That Change Colour When It Gets Too Loud

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    #9

    This Library Knows How To Motivate Children

    This Library Knows How To Motivate Children

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    Amanda Ford
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of "Jesus saves/ and backs up his files." Or "/ and only takes half damage."

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    #10

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

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

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    #11

    "Guys Who Have Lost Their Shirts" Bookshelf

    "Guys Who Have Lost Their Shirts" Bookshelf

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah.. Why do so many guys lose their shirts? I mean come on! Get a bigger wardrobe.

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    #12

    My Local Library Has Vault You Can Go Into To Talk On Your Phone

    My Local Library Has Vault You Can Go Into To Talk On Your Phone

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    CatShatBrix
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Within the cone... of silenceeeee (song reference)

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    #13

    Local Library Has A Community Jigsaw Puzzle

    Local Library Has A Community Jigsaw Puzzle

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    Nami Tantrum
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    #14

    This Sign At My University With The Number For The Library Police

    This Sign At My University With The Number For The Library Police

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    Ozacoter
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats a great idea. Usually asking in person to people to be silent just brings trouble.

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    #15

    The Mystery Section In San Jose State University's Library Has A Secret Bookshelf

    The Mystery Section In San Jose State University's Library Has A Secret Bookshelf

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    Jay Bazurke
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the entrance for the occult reading room

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    #16

    Banned Books Display At My Local Library

    Banned Books Display At My Local Library

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    Vic
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you do this.. Now I want to why all those books were banned..

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    #17

    This Mural At My School Has Fahrenheit 451 Positioned On The Fire Extinguisher

    This Mural At My School Has Fahrenheit 451 Positioned On The Fire Extinguisher

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    Kaisu Rei
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so clever, my book worm heart loves this!

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    #18

    My Library Has A Globe Of The Moon

    My Library Has A Globe Of The Moon

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    #19

    Saw This In My Local Library

    Saw This In My Local Library

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    Kaisu Rei
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Critical media reading skills are really important for everyone, especially children and so this is a really good idea

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    #20

    Gigantic Books At The Entrance Of A Public Library In France

    Gigantic Books At The Entrance Of A Public Library In France

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    #21

    The Library Places The Books On The Lower Shelves On Their Sides So The Titles Are Easier To Read

    The Library Places The Books On The Lower Shelves On Their Sides So The Titles Are Easier To Read

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    #22

    Our Librarian This Halloween

    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.

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    #23

    This Library Was Built Exactly Over The Canada-USA Border (The Black Line)

    This Library Was Built Exactly Over The Canada-USA Border (The Black Line)

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    ex-jedi
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you get more/less polite when you cross it?

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    #24

    My University Library Took Out Consecutive Sections Of Shelves. Can See From One Wall To The Other

    My University Library Took Out Consecutive Sections Of Shelves. Can See From One Wall To The Other

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    #25

    Display At My Local Library

    Display At My Local Library

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    #26

    At My Library You Can Pick Up Bags Of Books In A Certain Genre Without Knowing What Those Books Are

    At My Library You Can Pick Up Bags Of Books In A Certain Genre Without Knowing What Those Books Are

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    Iris Engler
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like this idea. Sometimes you'll find unexpected treasures this way

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    #27

    Our Library's Hurricane Prep

    Our Library's Hurricane Prep

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    #28

    Albena, Bulgaria Beach Library

    Albena, Bulgaria Beach Library

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    Kaisu Rei
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some beaches have places like these for tourists where they can borrow books or leave their own books if they don't want to bring them back home on the plane

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    #29

    Old School Love Letter Station At Library

    Old School Love Letter Station At Library

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    Luis Milian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no autocorrect here...true love will show!

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    #30

    Found At My University's Library. Gotta Love Nanas

    Found At My University's Library. Gotta Love Nanas

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    #31

    Library Aisle At My University. They Got Two Aisles Full Of Board Games That You Borrow

    Library Aisle At My University. They Got Two Aisles Full Of Board Games That You Borrow

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    Vicky Zar
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh I loved that about my library when I was a kid. My parents never bought board games, so we just borrowed them from the library.

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    #32

    This Library Has The Approximate Time In Words Projected Onto It

    This Library Has The Approximate Time In Words Projected Onto It

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    #33

    A Mini Library Modeled After The Building Behind It

    A Mini Library Modeled After The Building Behind It

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    #34

    Laptops You Can Borrow At The Austin Public Library

    Laptops You Can Borrow At The Austin Public Library

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    STicKy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hoping to have this in the Philippines...

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    #35

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

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

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    Pseudo Puppy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    leaving valuables anywhere in public.... not the best move. Glad the theft was only virtual, and not literal.

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    #36

    Found In Buffalo Library. It’s True Tho... #adfree

    Found In Buffalo Library. It’s True Tho... #adfree

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    #37

    This Poster Outside My School Library

    This Poster Outside My School Library

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    #38

    My Library Has A Spot For People To Listen To Records

    My Library Has A Spot For People To Listen To Records

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    April Simnel
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #39

    Girlfriends Library Card

    Girlfriends Library Card

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    Big Books For Little Readers

    Big Books For Little Readers

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    #41

    Basement Floor Of My Campus Library Has A Treadmill With A Computer, So You Can Exercise & Study At The Same Time

    Basement Floor Of My Campus Library Has A Treadmill With A Computer, So You Can Exercise & Study At The Same Time

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    Vic
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the treadmill powers the computer.. That would be brilliant..

    A Very Bored Panda
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats a really cool idea but the treadmill itself needs power to move, but I guess they could do bikes?

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    Naomi Armitage
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need this in my home. I'd be super smexy in no time.

    CrazyCatLady
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Add a cat and a cup of coffee and I'm fine.

    Lisa Chambers
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have that bike! You have to disembark the equipment carefully though. Sad laptop had to be replaced.

    Bored Office Girl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Super weird, I just made a joke yesterday that I need a treadmill at work to get my FitBit steps in, while I type. I had no idea it was a real thing. Then see this a day later.

    Dawn Murphy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they need to spend less on equipment so they would have more money for heat.

    Dawn Murphy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the need to spend less on equipment and more on heat!

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exercising helps a lot with studying, brain needs oxygen

    Martti Laurson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just don't grab a monitor when you start to fall.

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    #42

    The Tech School Library I Went To Has Sleeping Pods

    The Tech School Library I Went To Has Sleeping Pods

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Australia when extreme heat is coming we are advised - if you don't have air conditioning - to go to libraries for a cool down. So this would be brilliant.

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    #43

    The Cafe In My Local Library Has A Table For People Happy To Chat To Strangers

    The Cafe In My Local Library Has A Table For People Happy To Chat To Strangers

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    justa catboy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would not do this, because the introvert in me would be off the walls.

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    #44

    This Sign Is In My Local Library. The Logic Is Unassailable

    This Sign Is In My Local Library. The Logic Is Unassailable

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    Vic
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not entirely their fault. The hands of a T-Rex were too short to hold a book

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    #45

    Campus Library Installs Grass. Real Grass

    Campus Library Installs Grass. Real Grass

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    Feelin’ Memes
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #46

    Library Has "Recently Returned" Section So You Can See What Other People Have Been Reading

    Library Has "Recently Returned" Section So You Can See What Other People Have Been Reading

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    Kaisu Rei
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't this a feature in most libraries? There's one in every library I've been to, but maybe it's just a thing specific to my country

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    #47

    Had A Volunteer Help Me Make These Stools Out Of Our Discarded Books For New Library Seating

    Had A Volunteer Help Me Make These Stools Out Of Our Discarded Books For New Library Seating

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    diane a
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Annoying if you really want to read the actual book ..Lol

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    #48

    This Library Likes To Play Games

    This Library Likes To Play Games

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    Martti Laurson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This library is sadly pointing out the conditions they have. This might be a cry for help.

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    #49

    My Local Library Has A Mini Art Vending Machine

    My Local Library Has A Mini Art Vending Machine

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    Chancey
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is actually in there? I need to know!

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    #50

    At My Local Library... You Can Rent Fishing Poles... Only In Arkansas

    At My Local Library... You Can Rent Fishing Poles... Only In Arkansas

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    Carmen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how many people came in with the intent to check out a fishing rod and happened to check out books as well?

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