#91: No Talking in the Library
Most writers are also big readers, so if there’s one place we feel at home, it’s the library. Besides housing our precious books, they also provide us with endless opportunities for people-watching! Libraries see all kinds of people coming and going — from anxious students cramming for exams, to parents patiently flipping through picture books with their children, to passers-by who’ve only ventured in to get out of the rain for five minutes.
These library patrons will find an array of worlds, carefully categorized and alphabetized, packed into quiet corners and dusty stacks. With all that inspiration up for grabs, it’s no surprise we can’t get enough of them. On that note, this week’s prompts are a love letter to libraries, so get ready to sing their praises with your stories this week — just be sure to keep your voice down!
This week's prompts
Write about someone going to extreme lengths to return an overdue library book.
High School
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132 stories
Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.
Middle School
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116 stories
Set your story in a library, after hours.
Horror
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254 stories
Stories
“Ecklesville's Beloved Librarian” by Kristin Neubauer
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“Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” by Charli Britton
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“An Overdue Library Book That Costs A Vacation” by 𝔹𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕒 𝕁𝕒𝕕𝕖
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“for the forgotten” by Claire Lindsey
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“Slaughtering Silence” by Charli Britton
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“On Ancient and Gentle Things” by Alex Gray
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“Till then...” by Keerthana Viju
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“Dangerous books” by Keerththan 😀
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“A lost book” by Madhurima Datar
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“Through the Memories we Go!” by Arwen Dove
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“Night at the Library” by Chiante Guretzki
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“Buried deep” by Charli Britton
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“recess odyssey” by Frances Reine
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“Behind The Scenes” by Gip Roberts
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“Phones Off... Or Else.” by Shannon Ruane
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