These hilarious librarian tweets prove working at a library is sometimes not all it’s cracked up to be—especially, it seems, when dealing with library patrons.
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Holy fuck, we’ve been open only 20 minutes. #librarylife #gonnabealongday
— Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) September 16, 2017
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#Storytime today was something like this if you add a soundtrack of screams and crying. #librarylife pic.twitter.com/WE8E56jnlZ
— Miss Haley (@MizHaley) September 26, 2017
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and to think I got my masters to be a personal phone directory for one woman who is absolutely rude. #librarylife
— Lisa 📚 (@Lisabarian) September 19, 2017
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A patron asked the ref desk if we could answer why the first pancake is always the worst #librarylife
— The Surly Librarian (@SurlyLibrarian) September 25, 2017
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I tripped over wires in our server room and the internet is down. Please save me 😢 #librarylife pic.twitter.com/YZmwuELhCc
— Fight 973.933 (@irobotlibrarian) September 20, 2017
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Patrons. People who talk at normal levels across the library but speak below a whisper when asking for help at the desk. #librarylife
— DisgruntledLibrarian (@VesperBrooks) September 22, 2017
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I’ll just laugh and leave this here. You know you’ve had one too. #librarylife pic.twitter.com/eXCAbBrWl7
— sithi aditu (@sithiaditu) September 19, 2017
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It’s all fun and games until you have to find a board book. #librarylife pic.twitter.com/b7gezfVUtr
— Katherine (@TXKatwoman) September 21, 2017
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no you ate a piece of cold pizza out of your purse on your 10:45 am break #saturdaylibrarian #librarylife
— surlyspice (@surlyspice) September 16, 2017
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Phone patron crinkled plastic bag DIRECTLY INTO MY EAR FOR EVER I may never answer phone again #librarylife #saturdaylibrarian @surlyspice
— An aMazon (@helgagrace) September 16, 2017
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So apparently when they tell you to wear gloves when doing tie dye, they mean it #librarylife #cantfollowdirections pic.twitter.com/7XorkJNXnj
— 🐼Shosty🐼 (@shostygirl77) September 16, 2017
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Motivational whiteboard message found in the library. One of the big lectures must have an exam soon. #librarylife pic.twitter.com/uRc187nRbX
— Enyo (@Enyo287) September 16, 2017
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My library smells like a turd smoked a cigarette. #librarylife
— Sore Boozer (@maneatsgod) September 15, 2017
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Searched “Big Hard Sex” (a real book) for my banned book display. Catalog asks Did you mean Big Hero Six? LOL #librarylife #BannedBooksWeek
— Antonietta Suriano (@AntSuriano) September 15, 2017
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Dear Patron, I can’t reserve a DVD of the musical “Hamilton” for you because it doesn’t exist. I’m not trying to be difficult. #librarylife
— Heather (@hpwebb1073) September 15, 2017
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There is a woman strolling through my library with such confidence, even as she rips several farts. Respect for owning it. #librarylife
— Mary (@knoxdiver) September 16, 2017
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I’m not sure the signage for this display is entirely coming together. #librarylife pic.twitter.com/zpX8qm6IeE
— Ginkgotree (@ginkgotree5) September 15, 2017
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Don’t let the guy with his rear end hanging out of his pants sans underwear still be on the computer when I go back on desk. #librarylife
— Heather (@hpwebb1073) September 15, 2017
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Patron: “I wish you had bouncers here, man!” You and me both, sometimes, lady! #librarylife
— CircDesk Circus (@CircdeskCircus) September 15, 2017
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I think ‘live pigs as kickstools’ is my favourite library staff idea here #librarylife #uxlibs @wlv_uni pic.twitter.com/XRSlmN68Mw
— Andy Priestner (@andytraining) September 15, 2017
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Is it just me, or is the underside of this butterfly puppet kind of terrifying? #librarylife pic.twitter.com/V9JAf3XoNG
— Rita Meade (@ScrewyDecimal) September 27, 2017
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Can’t wait 2 see what kind of people show up for this book discussion 😅 #librarylife #libraries #librariesmatter #LibrarianProblems #books pic.twitter.com/qeR6M6brVe
— Circulation Nation📚 (@Circ_Nation) September 27, 2017
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Libraries are either a freezer or a sauna. There is no in between. #thisiswhywewearcardigans #librarylife
— Terri Purcell (@terripurcell92) September 27, 2017
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So I got this light up sign for my desk at work… #librarylife pic.twitter.com/eXPAQwAcoV
— Claire S. (@clairesayswhat) September 18, 2017
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#LibrarianProblems : When a student summons you from across the #library by snapping their fingers at you pic.twitter.com/HGC4ziI5Si
— Megan R. (@MegaBookNerd) September 22, 2017
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Roblox is the bane of my existence! #librarianproblems
— Maranda Lee (@MarandaLeee) September 27, 2017
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Spent over 1 hr researching appropriate books for a 7th grader w/a Lexile of 1430 & his rigid assignment requirements. #LibrarianProblems pic.twitter.com/g4tXR4Yhd3
— Melissa Johnson (@Melissa_Johnson) September 19, 2017
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Student: ‘Can you have wine in the library?’
Me: **knowing it’s a joke**#LibrarianProblems pic.twitter.com/n4mH8U8K6I— Corelle P (@elleroc) September 21, 2017
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Middle schoolers will be the death of me #librarianproblems
— gladglads (@gladglads) September 15, 2017
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Also, why am I hearing crickets in the computer lab? #LibrarianProblems
— bookish af (@reader1066) September 19, 2017
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