Some Libraries, like any other building that has seen years of human occupation, are allegedly haunted by the ghosts of former staff, patrons, or other residents. These spirits make themselves known by moving objects, making odd noises, creating cold spots. Occasionlay, a physical manifestation is reported.
Famous British libraries that are renowned for paranormal activity are The Royal Library at Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, which reportedly still has Elizabeth I and Charles I browsing the stacks. The library at Ravy Castle in Durham, UK is haunted by Sir Henry Vane the Younger, who was beheaded for treason in 1662. His headless torso has appeared to librarians on a library desk. In the 1950's, York Central Library, was disturbed by a series of paranormal incidents involving a book titled The Antiquities and Curiosities of the Church (1897). Every fourth Sunday at 8:40 p.m., an unseen the book would be removed from its shelf and dropped to the floor and once the caretaker reported seeing the apparition of an elderly man reaching for a book.
Australia's State Library of Victoria, in Melbourne, dates from 1856 and is the home of many hauntings, most regularly the ghost of a an elderly gentleman who actively protects the music stacks and piano. Security guards have reported poltergeist phenomena in the newspaper room and glowing balls of light appear on the stairs after the library is closed.
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