Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 25, 2022

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“Smoke” by Anna Tishchenko

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“What did I just tell you about being quiet in the library? People are trying to read in peace and if you make that racket again, I will be forced to take stronger measures!” The stern librarian hissed at us. We had only been giggling but apparently this was a crime for the ages. When she hmphed and turned her back, Nicole and I made stern expressions at each other and waggled our fingers in a terrible parody of the woman. “She’s such a loony! “I scribbled on our shared notepad and Nicole rolled her eyes dramatically and nodded. “...

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“Billy” by Gerald Daniels

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We'd been told three times now, and I expected the fourth to be less than polite. Billy shuffled his feet and I noticed his eyelid twitch. I slammed my book shut and hoped the thump would send a defiant message to the librarian. "Okay both of you, out!" she shouted. "I've told you three times to keep quiet in here." &...

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“The spirits guide to murder.” by Ran Stites

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Red. Her eyes were red, I could almost see the anger smoking out of them. I knew this would be my last warning as I heard the “click click click” of her pen, giving me that all so familiar smile that told I needed to be quiet. I look around me, a sense of relief falling over my thoughts when I see all of the brightly colored books stacked neatly on the tall shelves around me. But still, there was that sense of discomfort just lingering around me and I couldn’t tell where it was coming from. I feel panic as my notebook drops down on...

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“Library lovers” by Milcah Penaflorida

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It was a bad morning for Sasha, she woke up late because she was reading the book from the library last night. She didn't catch the school bus so she need to use her bike. She got up and went into the kitchen to grab some foods to eat for lunch. And then, there's her father sleeping on the couch hugging her mom's picture. It was her routine ever since her mom died to a car accident. While she was riding her bike to go to school, she saw her classmate, Ali but she pretend she saw no one. Ali and Sasha use to be childhood sweethearts n...

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“Librarians, Bruises, and Back Stories” by Maddison Buch

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Note: Takes place at the beginning of the season, whereas Thank you for Giving me a Place to Belong takes place at the end of the season. “Sav, I swear if you do not shut up I will shut you up right no- oh my God here comes Mrs. Scheme,” Carine slumped down on the table, trying to make herself small so that Mrs. Scheme wouldn’t focus on her. “Ladies,” Mrs. Scheme’s lips were the same sickly pink that she had been wearing all of their four years of high school. Savannah briefly wondered if she had used the same tub and bit her lip t...

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“Peanut Butter and Jelly” by Dinah Meister

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Peanut Butter and JellyThe librarian’s voice screeched like an angry blue jay.“And WHAT do you young men think you’re doing?”Not quick enough to flip the page, the taller of the two adolescent blond-haired boys slid his hand over the picture of the naked breasts. Too late. The shorter, well-nourished boy immediately put his hands in his lap, to hide the protrusion arising from between his legs. The scowling woman looked at their hands, not their faces. She slowly raised her eyes to meet theirs. She was definitely not smiling.Ha! Caught in th...

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“Loving You” by Luciel Frazer

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"Mrs Masha,Mrs Masha, why do you always do this to the kid?.Have you no respect for this place. Let the boy go outside,he has already caused us too much trouble for the day. Look over there everyone is starting to leave." the librarian said. "I told you yesterday not to bring him back again, but here you are", she added. Looking disapprovingly at Peter,she narrowed her eyes. " A little spoilt aren't yaa" Mama's boy, disturbing our peace this early in the morning. You are lucky I am not your mother," she mused. I dragged Peter away as t...

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“Who's crazy now?” by Veronique Aglat

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Who’s crazy now? The University library has a large table with a view of the grounds. For someone allergic to the sting of almost every insect in the world, it’s the perfect place for a picnic. Unwrapping my ham and cheese sandwich, I fight the Pavlovian reflex to drool at the idea of the earthy, sweet funk of gruyere. “Mister Weiss! What do you think you’re doing?” The librarian is a burly man, with the ruddy complexion of a Scotch drinker. He wears dark blue slacks, a whitish shirt, and a light brown jacket with elbow patches. I have neve...

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“Keeper of the Creatures' Books” by Keri Dyck

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The hard spine tickled the tip of Rinetta’s ear as she took aim, then fired. The book hit the soft spot of the gremlin’s head: just below the flap of an ear. It squeaked and crumpled on the floor. The gnome behind him halted mid-punch, staring at the angered librarian. “Look at this mess!” She threw her arm toward the tiny bookcases that had been knocked over during the scuffle. The whole section was scattered on the floor like confetti. Two sprites—Flit and Xinnia, regulars—came in through the window just then, their giggles turn...

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“Silent Library ” by Ophelia Vang

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“Be quiet.” The voice came from somewhere nearby, but they weren’t entirely sure where to place it. What they were sure of was that it would be over soon. “Shhh, Sh,” Kaz’s own giggling saw him projecting his shushing onto Yo-Yo, the two bundled in the floor at the end of the aisle they thought would be least-used. Heavy encyclopedias and analyses of religious texts surrounded them, wafting the scent of dust and boredom. Between them lie cards, which Kaz was using two hands to slide around by lazy means of shuffling. With a finger over...

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“Any Good Person” by Mystic Darling

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"This a library," The librarian snapped with a look of fury in her eyes, "If you cannot work discreetly, please leave, this is no place for social interaction." We nod solemnly and I can see Emily biting her lip to keep her laughter in. The librarian stalks back to the front desk where she had been shooting dirty looks at us for the last half hour. As she sits down, Emily and I finally burst out with the laughter we had been holding in. The librarian glances back up sharply and we look away quickly hiding our snickers. “Okay, okay, we seri...

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“The Book” by Krystal Estipular

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Francene is a young lady who places a high value on her studies and enjoys advanced reading books in preparation for her school's upcoming classes. When she had spare time, she could always be found in the library, reading books. Instead of spending her time on nonsensical activities, she prefers to read and review. Her teacher told her that she is a contender for a science and math wizard competition to be held in Australia, with the grand prize being a one-semester scholarship in the said country and her chosen school, so she worked hard...

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“Broken Silence” by Geoffrey M

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“Get out of my chair and put down my paper,” Robert Mulligan whisper-screams to the man wearing a blue button-down shirt, who’d just plopped down into a leather recliner, the Wall Street Journal blocking his entire appearance. “Beat it, buddy. I’ll only be a minute,” the man replies. “Shush, shush, shush,” says the bespectacled librarian, hair balled tightly with bobby pins, left hand propped firmly on her hip, right index finger jutting perpendicular over her lips. Standing in the expansive wood-framed entryway to the library’s Reading ...

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“The Librarian ” by Anthony Avina

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1 Zane and Ian laughed as they thumbed through the worn-out copy of Stephen King’s Carrie. Granted the novel isn’t known for its laugh-out-loud humor, but in all honesty, neither one of the teenage boys had bothered reading a single word since they’d arrived at the school library. It was a warm May afternoon, and the two seventeen-year-olds both had their free period during the end of the school day. The library was one of the few places on the high school campus where hardly any of their more ignorant peers would be caught dead, g...

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“Remember ” by Athena Ember Antigone

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"No!" I gasp. How could he have been lying the whole time? I thought he loved me - I mean her character, Sarah. This is so typical, the writer leads you to believe that the character has no flaws and loves the other character completely. I slam the book shut and stare blankly at it in my lap."Everything ok?"I shoot my head up. I had been so involved in this fraud of a romance that I didn't even see a handsome stranger sitting next to me. He has a British accent which surprised me. We're in California after all."Oh, sorry - I thought- I thoug...

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Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 116 stories

“Smoke” by Anna Tishchenko

“Billy” by Gerald Daniels

“The spirits guide to murder.” by Ran Stites

“Library lovers” by Milcah Penaflorida

“Librarians, Bruises, and Back Stories” by Maddison Buch

“Peanut Butter and Jelly” by Dinah Meister

“Loving You” by Luciel Frazer

“Who's crazy now?” by Veronique Aglat

“Keeper of the Creatures' Books” by Keri Dyck

“Silent Library ” by Ophelia Vang

“Any Good Person” by Mystic Darling

“The Book” by Krystal Estipular

“Broken Silence” by Geoffrey M

“The Librarian ” by Anthony Avina

“Remember ” by Athena Ember Antigone

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone going to extreme lengths to return an overdue library book.

Write about a character who meticulously catalogs everything in their life, until something disrupts their system.

Set your story in a library, after hours.

Write about a character stumbling upon a library book that changes the course of their life, for better or worse.

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