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33 Fascinating Gifts For Librarians That Are So Good They'll Forget You Have Overdue Books

Updated: May 22 2023
33 Fascinating Gifts For Librarians That Are So Good They'll Forget You Have Overdue Books
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Support your local library and your local librarian by treating them to one of these fabulous gifts for librarians. In fact, these gift ideas are so great that a book lover librarian might just forget that you owe some fines for overdue books. Just like there are on the many bookshelves in the library, you'll find all manner of genres here. From classics like tote bags to contemporary gifts like book club subscription boxes, crafty gifts like custom keychains of their favorite books to mysteries like book blind dates. The only thing you won't find here is horror, everything is designed to make readers smile. Anyone that loves reading and the written word would be overjoyed to receive one of these truly special gifts, so you might consider one for a meaningful teacher, too. Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card, and it's even more fun with a credit card when you break it out to get a gift for your favorite librarian. 

Vintage Library of Congress Card Catalog Box

Treat a librarian to a piece of history with a vintage card catalog box and cards from the library of congress. This replica will quickly become a keepsake and a talking point at the library a librarian can use to educate others about the storied history of libraries.
$19 .33

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Librarian Action Figure

Librarians are heroes. They spread knowledge, they always seem to know the title of a book even when you only know the color of the cover, they're kind, they can somehow read the Dewey decimal system. Please, this action figure will be the most heroic in your collection.
$25 .00

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100 Books Bucket List Scratch Off Poster

A librarian will look at this as a challenge. There are 100 books on this cool contemporary print, and she'll need to reveal all of them to truly complete the artwork. Every time she scratches off a book (and there are lots of books in lots of genres) she'll reveal a fun icon beneath.
$29 .90

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Paddywax Library Collection Candles

Paddywax candles are some of the most thoughtfully created you'll ever buy. Each candle is the masterful blend of a literary giant with a scent that would be associated with them. For example, Mark Twain's candle smells like tobacco flowers and vanilla. Makes sense, right?
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Book Spine Travel Mug

Put this tumbler on the wrong shelf and you might never find it again, that's how realistic the spines look. The insulated tumbler will keep a librarian's beverage hot or cold all day long and has a special lid that prevents spills and leaks.
$21 .99

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Lego IDEAS Pop Up Book

Take world-building to a whole new level with a book that you don't even read. Be the "author" of this Lego creation and you'll add a one-of-a-kind piece of decor to your shelf or home library.
$99 .97

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Shakespeare Insults Poster

Today's four-letter insults are so played. We need to get back to the days of calling people "egg" and "dunghill" and any number of the other stellar swears on this poster. The colorful poster is a map of Shakespeare's most cutting remarks, insults, and more.
$24 .95

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Tequila Mockingbird Cocktails With a Literary Twist

Ernest Hemingway would be so proud of you for investing in this book. Not just because some of his finest works are incorporated into the drinks, all of which have a little bit of literature infused into them, but because he'd probably want to try the drinks himself.
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Novel Teas Set

Have yourself an Austen-tatious afternoon and enjoy some delicious literary-themed brews. Each set comes with 25 bags of tea accompanied by a literary quote. Once upon a midnight dreary, enjoy a hot cuppa and find some sunshine.
$12 .95

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Stet: A Game for Language Lovers

Try your hand at stet with a librarian and you'll learn more new words and ways to use them than you ever could in an English class. The game for language-lovers is a fun linguistic challenge that librarians and avid readers alike will fall in love with.
$16 .07

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Book Pencil Caddy

Librarians with aspirations of writing the next great American novel will find inspiration in this tiny pen cup. The books on books on books that hold her writing utensils sport a shimmery gold accent that will get her creative juices flowing.
$19 .99

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F*ck Off I'm Reading Socks

When you're deep into a good book, the last thing you want is something to come by and ask you for something. These socks are cute, comfy, and so crass that they'll scare away anyone with delicate sense and sensibilities.
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WillowTree Wisdom Figurine

For many, a library is heaven. It's a place they can get away and feel safe. And because of that, a librarian can feel like an angel. Treat a very special librarian to this very special figurine of a figure reading a book. It's a little piece of desk decor that's sure to touch their heart.
$24 .95

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Springtime At the Library Puzzle

It'll be hard for your librarian not to smile as they complete this awe-inspiring puzzle. Created by the master puzzle makers at Galison, the 500-piece puzzle is especially unique. When they've finished putting together one side, they can flip it over to find a whole new puzzle to do!
$15 .99

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LED Booklight

Reading under the cover of darkness without fear of disturbing anyone else in the room gets a million times easier with this booklight on hand. The simple light slips over the pages of almost any sized book and projects a small but bright light onto the pages to make them visible to only the librarian.
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Floating Bookshelves

We all know that librarians are a special kind of magic, but did you know they can use their sorcery to make books float on the wall? Just kidding, but these easy to install floating shelves certainly make it look like her faves are mysteriously stuck, freeing up space on other shelves for even more books.
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The Personal Library Kit

Chances are your librarian was a lot like Belle from Beuaty and the Beast as a kid and dreamt of having their own library. You can give that to them (sans the talking furniture) with this fun personal library kit. With due date cards, date stamps, and other essentials, the kit makes it easy for them to lend out books.
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Microwavable Luxury Cozy Slippers

When you're strolling between shelves all day, stepping up on ladders, stepping downstairs, and chasing loose kids in the children's section, your feet get sore. With a quick spin in the microwave, these plush slippers get nice and warm and melt away the aches and pains that are troubling her tootsies.
$29 .99

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Unfolding Book Lamp

Books can shine a light into our lives and this one does it literally. There's an LED light underneath the pages that helps the book shine at up to 500 lumens for 6 hours.
$260 .00

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Shakespearean Insults Calendar

You rogue! You rascal! You egg! Shakespeare was a man who knew how to insult someone so well they didn't even realize they were being insulted. Learn his ways in this page a day calendar, just be careful you don't break too many out at the office and get in trouble.
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Reading Journal for Book Lovers

Book lovers that prefer to keep their thoughts about their reads more private will enjoy having an analog place to record them in this journal. With plenty of lines to record their thoughts, readers will also enjoy checklists of classics they shouldn't miss out on.
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Loch Ness Monster Bookmark

A book is a lot like the Loch Ness Monster if you think about it. We only ever see a very small part of it on the surface: the neck and the tail, but Nessie here proves that a little look beneath the surface (aka the cover of the books) reveals a whole body and amazing world to explore.
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Library Due Date Card Shopping Tote

Take your books to and from the library in this canvas tote and you'll never bring them back overdue. The card on the outside of the sturdy tote will be a constant reminder that you don't want to pay those fines.
$18 .99

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Vintage Bookshelf Board Games

Don't play games with the flow of a librarian's bookshelves by giving them standard board games. Give them old classes in a new way with these cool vintage sets. They're the games you know and love like Scrabble and Clue, just designed into book form.
$129 .99

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The COMFY Blanket Sweatshirt

A librarian can literally curl their entire self up in the Comfy. The amazing blanket sweatshirt is sherpa-lined for supreme comfort, has a snack pocket, and a hood that screams, "go away, I'm reading right now."
$49 .29

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Audible Gift Card

When she's reshelving books at the end of the day, she doesn't have to stop reading. She can pop some headphones in and take full advantage of the Amazon Audible library of books. Thousands of books will be at her ears with this one simple gift card.
$45 .00

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Prank Million Dollar Lottery Tickets

Give these prank million dollar lottery tickets to a library and you might have a book thrown at you. But it’s all in good fun! The scratch-offs make it look like you’re the biggest winner in all the library when in actuality they’re a big fat zero.
$19 .99

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Amazon Kindle Oasis

Much though your librarian would love to haul six dozen books to the airport to read on vacation, it's not a good idea. Instead, they can pack over a thousand in this one little eReader. The Kindle Oasis is a waterproof library that can fit in her bag that has a battery life that'll last longer than her vacation.
$249 .99

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