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Black bear breaks into California library to raid snacks and eat jar of honey
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 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.
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Maya Yang · Mon, Oct 19, 2026, 10:04 AM
California | The Guardian
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 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.
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