Can we call this a library shenanigan? Oh why not. Rintala Eggertsson created this bookshelf apartment for the “Small Spaces” exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum. The bookshelf staircase in a private house in London is pretty cool too. Thanks, BoingBoing and Gizmodo!

George B. Zip tries to convince the Seattle Public Library that they should open a branch in his apartment.

Ninjerktsu: Public Library Ninja is a comic strip showing what can happen if you annoy a ninja in a library. Thanks, Karen Lakes!

The Friends of Irony describe this library desk sign as “recursive,” which is not quite right, but pointing out the silliness of the sign does seem like a shenanigan, and there are further amusements in the comments. Thanks, Kris Kanthak!

Librarians and library students tell you that you can use their ca-ca-catalog (don’t forget the databases). I want to be friends with all of these people. Cameo appearance by Nancy Pearl! May 2010, University of Washington’s iSchool. Thanks, Suzie DeGrasse, Kris Kanthak, Gail Plummer-Davis,and Jennifer Gresham!

 In May 2010, local bands played at the Toronto Public Library to celebrate its local music collection. Apparently, there was moshing and pit-diving, IN THE LIBRARY. C’mon. That’s cool. Thanks, Suzie DeGrasse!

In 2002, after asking themselves “What would be the most absurd place to picket? What is the one place that no one in their right mind would oppose?,” Improv Everywhere staged a fake protest, “Writers Against Piracy,” at the NYPL. WAP members chanted “Only crooks … check out books!” and said writers should receive royalties from libraries. (This is actually not as crazy as it sounds — I believe that in some countries authors do receive small payments based on library borrowing records. Anybody know more about that?)

In Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes, a lion visits the library and causes some consternation to some of the librarians. This book makes me cry every time. Thanks, Amanda Newman!

To protest budget cuts, Improv Everywhere brought ghosts and Ghostbusters to the New York Public Library in the spring of 2010. Thanks, boingboing!

The Twin Hickory Public Library in Glen Allen, Virginia displayed actual human beings reading banned books for National Book Week in 2008. Thanks, BoingBoing!