16 Libraries That Managed To Be Cooler, Smarter, And More Interesting Than Any Library I've Ever Been To

    *goes to library to read* *stays for the pet rock*

    1. This library that lets people rent out useful household items like toolkits and power washers:

    househeld items behind cabinets

    2. And this one that dispenses study supplies via vending machine:

    pens pencils and notebooks in a vending machine

    3. This library that has a window so one can look into a CREEK.....?!?!?!!

    fish in creek seen through the window

    4. This library that rents out boxes full of movies to binge-watch all together!!!!!

    shelves full of the boxes of movies

    5. This library that tells you how much money you've saved by checking books out instead of buying them:

    receipt showing the person has saved almost 2K from borrowing books in the year

    6. This library that has a noise detector that alerts you when it's time to pipe the hell down:

    noise guide color-coded for noise levels

    7. This library with a section dedicated to books the library staff completely loathed 👍:

    staff's anti-picks

    8. This library that ever-so-cutely names all of its carts after famous literary characters (with little puns, OFC)!!!

    lord voldecart

    9. This library that's a converted grocery store because yeah:

    person grabbing a book from an old frozen section

    10. This library with a building slapped SMACK DAB in the middle of it........??!?!?!?!!

    building windows in the middle of the library

    11. This library where one can take a seat *drum fill*:

    honeycomb section in the wall to take out seats

    12. This lil' library that's directly over the US-Canada border and marked it with this black line!!!!!!!

    13. This library that features some utterly ***ICONIC*** book benches:

    benches outside look like opened books

    14. This library that made stools out of discarded books:

    15. This "library" in a subway car:

    little library shelf in the subway car

    And lastly:

    16. This library that's home to a famous local attraction — this pet rock 😌🫶💕:

    large pet rock sectioned off in the middle of the library