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These are perfect gifts to get a librarian in your life, or maybe just your favourite librarian. After all, they have “stacks” of information for you. Full disclosure: my day job is librarian. Which means all these gift ideas for a librarian are real-life librarian approved!
Fun Gift Ideas for a Librarian or Library Technician
Most librarians I know are fun and enjoy a good joke and silly gift – which is how I chose these gift ideas for a librarian. They’re not just good for the librarians in your life, they’re also fantastic ways to say thank you to a particularly impactful public library worker or school librarian in your life.
I Will Dewey Decimate You Shirt
Librarians love a good pun, and this one is probably one of the better ones. Sometimes people just need to be dewey decimated.
Librarian Coloring Book
Buy on AmazonThis coloring and activity book is for librarians, or anyone who’s worked at a library. The activities are bound to give them a laugh, too.
Library Card Pouch
Buy on AmazonThis pouch is the perfect place for them to keep their library card (or change). This one is styled like a old-school library check out card.
Book Infinity Scarf
Buy on AmazonThis book-printed scarf is sure to delight any librarian. Best of all it’s lightweight so she can wear it to work for maximum library fashion.
Librarian Notebook
Buy on AmazonThis notebook says “Librarians like to 793.2 which for all you non librarians out there is the dewey decimal call number for “party”.
Author Scented Candle
Buy on AmazonHave you ever wondered what kind of scent matches Charles Dickens? These candles are themed to popular classical fiction authors.
Vintage Book Necklace
This handmade necklace is sure to delight a librarian. It has a stack of vintage books and a key on a bronzed chain. So cute.
Banned Book Dealer Static Cling
Are you or someone you know a librarian who doesn’t always play by the rules? Show the world who you really are with these quirky and awesome static clings!
Book Worm Brain Bag
Buy on AmazonEver wonder what your librarian is thinking? This brain really says it all.
Bookends
Buy on AmazonThese bookends are too real for anyone who likes to read. We all have those piles: to read, to read again. And we always seem to end up reading again before getting to the new stuff…
See also: Best Nerdy Bookends Gifts
Book Cufflinks
There are some male librarians out there (like me) and these cufflinks make for a fantastic “guy” gift.
Still Believe In… Pendant
Another dewey joke: I still believe in 398.2. Yep, this one means fairy tales.
I Cannot Live Without Books Desk Sign
Buy on AmazonYour librarian always needs more things for their desk, so why not get this desk sign. It works on so many different levels: because they like to read, and because books pay their bills. Clever.
Librarian Shirt
Buy on AmazonAll the things that make up a librarian in one shirt. It’s good to see your local librarian is 100% organic.
Introverted Book Lover Sweat Shirt
This is the kind of thing your favorite librarian would totally glow once they saw – at least if they’re into spicy romance books, anyway. Give them something to let everyone know they’re always willing to talk about their favorite books!
Magnets
Magnets are great because they stick to the metal book carts.
Silence Mug
Buy on AmazonLibrarians drink a lot of coffee. Get them some kind of coffee delivering vessel related to their profession; because you can never have too many coffee mugs.
Librarian on the Roof Book
Buy on AmazonThis book contains the true story of a librarian who lived on a roof for an entire week in order to raise money for a children’s section.
Dewey Decimal Poster
This art print is kind of practical, as well as looking awesome. It’s always handy to have the major Dewey categories listed on the wall.
Librarian Party T-Shirt
Most librarians I know are left-leaning but they’re still going to get a kick out of this parody t-shirt. I know I want one!
Gift Set
Buy on AmazonIf you’re really not sure what to get your librarian this gift basket covers all the bases. Always an excellent choice!
Library Card Pillow
I love how colorful these library card pillows are! Sure, library cards are just scanned nowadays and everything is in a database, but these pillows are a great nod to libraries of the past. They’d be nice in a librarian’s home or somewhere in the library!
Really Loud Librarians Game
Buy on AmazonFrom the makers of Exploding Kittens, Really Loud Librarians is a hilarious party game that has you shouting our words quickly and loudly. Word knowledge and quick thinking is key to winning this game making it a perfect game for librarians to enjoy. (Quite apty considering the game’s name.)
Fun Bookmarks
Buy on AmazonAlthough some might say bookmarks are for quitters the truth is most librarians can’t get enough of them. Trust me, they’re always apprecaited – especially if you get something fun like these mushroom ones.
It’s not hard to please a librarian: We love books, organization, and… Cats? Oh, and all these gift ideas for a librarian too!
