{"id":228079,"date":"2026-10-20T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/black-bear-breaks-into-california-library-to-raid-snacks-and-eat-jar-of-honey-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T01:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:45:00","slug":"black-bear-breaks-into-california-library-to-raid-snacks-and-eat-jar-of-honey-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/black-bear-breaks-into-california-library-to-raid-snacks-and-eat-jar-of-honey-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Black bear breaks into California library to raid snacks and eat jar of honey – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bear wandered into Mono county free libraries branch ahead of opening, snacking before wandering new releases
A California library on Wednesday had a visitor worthy of a story book on the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh<\/a>: a black bear that wandered inside, reportedly raided the snacks and helped itself to a jar of honey.
On Wednesday, a black bear walked into the Mammoth Lakes branch of the Mono county free libraries at about 6.10am, more than four hours ahead of its 10am opening time, the library director, Josef Bopp, told local news outlet KMPH<\/a>.
The outlet reported that the bear raided the staff snack supply, eating peanut butter, peach cups, cookies and a jar of honey. It then wandered through the library, checking out the new releases section and reference desk before making its way back outside on its own.
The Mono county office of education on Wednesday issued<\/a> a statement containing surveillance camera video of the bear strolling through the library, sniffing books, a chair and the ground on the way.
\u201cThis morning the Mammoth Lakes library had a special visitor before the doors opened for patrons,\u201d the office\u2019s statement said. \u201cWe can only assume the new Li-BEAR-ian was looking for a copy of Winnie-the-Pooh, published 100 years ago today!\u201d
Bopp also had a reminder for the unexpected visitor, saying<\/a>: \u201cWhile we love an enthusiastic patron, and we understand the excitement of the centennial, we do remind patrons \u2013 and perhaps more importantly our bears \u2013 that snacks are not part of the circulating collection.\u201d
Written by AA Milne and illustrated by EH Shepard, Winnie-the-Pooh chronicles the adventures of the eponymous anthropomorphic, honey-loving \u201cbear of very little brain\u201d and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood, including Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga and Roo.
Inspired in part by a teddy bear owned by Milne\u2019s son, Christopher Robin, as well as a real-life black bear named Winnipeg at the London Zoo, the book and three sequels have remained childhood favorites for generations. Many also were introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and his pals when The Walt Disney Company adapted Milne\u2019s creations for film and television.
To celebrate the original Winnie-the-Pooh book\u2019s 100th anniversary, Mono county free libraries encouraged residents to visit any of its seven branches to borrow a copy of Milne\u2019s classic or other bear-themed books. The library system has more than 180,000 physical titles, along with additional online resources.
Despite the storybook-like encounter, officials reminded residents that black bears are wild animals and should never be approached or fed.
They also urged people to use bear-proof trash containers and keep car doors and windows closed.<\/p>\n

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