Librarian Problems
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When all your cardigans are dirty
a girl says " i have absolutely nothing to wear "
Alt: GIF of Hillary Duff looking at a full rack of clothes. Caption reads, “I have absolutely nothing to wear.”
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September 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
When all your cardigans are dirty
When someone says your library is the best library
a woman is standing in front of a wall of pictures and a sign that says 100 % true
Alt: GIF of Britney from Glee in front of a wall of pictures looking at a forkful of cake. Caption reads, “100% true”
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September 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
When someone says your library is the best library
Trying to comprehend the organization of a friend’s bookshelf
a close up of a woman 's face with a triangle and a mathematical formula .
Alt: A close up of a woman's face. She has a thoughtful expression, and mathematical symbols and figures appear in front of her.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trying to comprehend the organization of a friend’s bookshelf
When ALL the holds are on the bottom shelves
a man in a plaid shirt is holding a blue bag with the words back pain written above him
Alt: GIF of Blanche from the Golden Girls walking in the front door hunched over and reaching for a chair. Dorothy rushes to help. The GIF is captioned with “Back Pain”
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August 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When ALL the holds are on the bottom shelves
“I’d love to be a librarian and sit and read all day!”
kermit the frog is driving a car and waving .
Alt: GIF of Kermit the frog in the driver’s seat of a car. He turns and gives a grimacing look at the camera.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“I’d love to be a librarian and sit and read all day!”
When a patron says their reference question may be difficult
a man wearing glasses says ooh girl i got this
Alt: GIF of Jujubee from RuPaul’s Drag Race out of drag and wearing glasses with a hand raised to their face. Caption reads “Ooh girl I got this.”
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July 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
When a patron says their reference question may be difficult
When a patron checks out a book you suggested
an elderly woman wearing a hat and a blue jacket
Alt: GIF of Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey grinning and shimmying. She’s wearing a fancy hat and a blue jacket.
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July 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When a patron checks out a book you suggested
Sign on door: The Library will be closed today for staff training
Patrons:
Patrons:
a man is looking out a window and says `` let me in '' .
Alt: GIF of Conan O’Brien looking in a window, placing his hand on the glass. Caption reads, “Let me in.”
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June 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Sign on door: The Library will be closed today for staff training
Patrons:
Patrons:
When you wear a new cardigan to work
a woman in a sequined dress is walking in the fog .
Alt: GIF of Moira from Schitt’s Creek in a sequined dress is walking in the fog. She lifts one arm, then cuts to her lifting both with pigeons flying out of her way.
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June 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
When you wear a new cardigan to work
When you meet one of your favorite authors #ALAAC25
a woman in a wig says " i am such a big fan of yours "
Alt: GIF of RuPaul with big blonde hair and sparkly top. Caption reads "I am such a big fan of yours"
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June 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
When you meet one of your favorite authors #ALAAC25
When you’re out and about and you hear someone mention libraries
a white feather is laying on a rock
Alt: GIF of Grogu from the Mandalorian popping out from behind a stone wall
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June 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
When you’re out and about and you hear someone mention libraries
Excited to be headed to #ALAAC25 this weekend!
a man in a blue shirt is sitting at a table and talking to someone .
Alt: GIF of Winston Schmidt from New Girl in a blue shirt is sitting at a table and talking to someone. Caption reads, “This place is a cardigan gold mine.”
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June 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Excited to be headed to #ALAAC25 this weekend!
It’s okay to eat popcorn at the desk, right?
a woman is sitting at a table and says the plot thickens ...
Alt: GIF of Angela Lansbury sitting at a table stuffing popcorn into her mouth. Caption reads, “the plot thickens ...”
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June 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It’s okay to eat popcorn at the desk, right?
When you’re on the desk and a huge children’s program releases
a girl with a spoon in her mouth is eating a green jelly
Alt: GIF of Lex from Jurassic Park with a spoon of green jelly trembling in front of her face. She looks terrified.
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May 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
When you’re on the desk and a huge children’s program releases
When your desk replacement is five minutes late into your lunch break
a judge is sitting at a table in a courtroom pointing at someone .
Alt: GIF of Judge Judy tapping her watch and then slapping the desk in front of her.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
When your desk replacement is five minutes late into your lunch break
When you pull a book from reference
a cartoon of a wizard and king with netflix written on the bottom
Alt: GIF of the wizard and King Zog from Disenchantment. The wizard blows on a book he’s holding and it crumbles into a cloud of dust. Both characters cough.
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May 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
When you pull a book from reference
When you promote a huge event through the newsletter, website, social media, and the local paper, and day of someone says, “Well, I didn’t know this was happening!”
a woman is sitting on the ground looking at her cell phone with a #schitts creek logo behind her
Alt: GIF of Alexis from Schitt’s Creek sitting on the ground looking at her cell phone. She’s exasperated and says, “What am I supposed to do?!”
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May 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
When you promote a huge event through the newsletter, website, social media, and the local paper, and day of someone says, “Well, I didn’t know this was happening!”
When a patron prints 20 pages but says they should only have to pay for the one they meant to
a close up of a man 's face with a serious expression on his face .
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April 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
When a patron prints 20 pages but says they should only have to pay for the one they meant to
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When you have to work Saturday and Sunday
What Weekend GIF
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April 27, 2024 at 9:17 PM
When you have to work Saturday and Sunday
The real reason I go to library conferences
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April 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The real reason I go to library conferences
Resisting the urge to spoil a book you’re excited about
a woman is holding a banana in her hands and making a funny face .
Alt: GIF Kristen Wiig as Sue on SNL, clutching and pulling the collar of the multi colored sweater she’s wearing over her mouth
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April 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Resisting the urge to spoil a book you’re excited about
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April 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
When all your holds come in at once
a cartoon of a wizard holding a wand with fadingchildhood tumblr at the bottom
Alt: GIF of Merlin from The Sword in the Stone dancing while books and scrolls float into an open case
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April 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
When all your holds come in at once
Getting a quote for a database
a man in a library looking at a computer monitor
Alt: Titus from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in a library looking at a computer monitor and gasping in shock
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January 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Getting a quote for a database