FACTArchive →
The 10-Year-Old Librarian
FACT
@fact5
Heartwarming HumanityMay 05, 2026

The 10-Year-Old Librarian

The 10-Year-Old Librarian In 1980, Jason Hardman was 10 years old in Elsinore, Utah. His town had no library. He asked the city council for the basement of city hall. He stocked it with 17,000 donated books. In 1985, President Reagan honored him at the White House.

See it on Facebook →← All facts
Share → X Reddit WhatsApp Threads Facebook
Spot an error? Email hello@thefact5.com with a source — we correct visibly.
KEEP SCROLLING

More strange facts ✦

He walked into a hostile Senate hearing and left with $20 million 💙
FACT
@fact5
Heartwarming Humanity
He walked into a hostile Senate hearing and left with $20 million 💙
The Door That Saved Twenty
FACT
@fact5
Heartwarming Humanity
The Door That Saved Twenty
The Midnight Dishwasher
FACT
@fact5
Heartwarming Humanity
The Midnight Dishwasher
The Angel of Queens
FACT
@fact5
Heartwarming Humanity
The Angel of Queens
Scientists found a species of fungus that zombifies carpenter ants by taking control of their brains and forcing them to climb plants before exploding their heads to spread spores.
FACT
@fact5
Creepy Discoveries
Scientists found a species of fungus that zombifies carpenter ants by taking control of their brains and forcing them to climb plants before exploding their heads to spread spores.
Koshik the elephant learned to speak five Korean words. 🐘
FACT
@fact5
Animal Oddities
Koshik the elephant learned to speak five Korean words. 🐘
We put 480 million copper needles in orbit around Earth. 📡
FACT
@fact5
Science Gone Wrong
We put 480 million copper needles in orbit around Earth. 📡
A family found a Victorian child buried under their garage. 🕯️
FACT
@fact5
Creepy Discoveries
A family found a Victorian child buried under their garage. 🕯️
Play-Doh was invented to clean coal soot off wallpaper. 🧽
FACT
@fact5
Dark History
Play-Doh was invented to clean coal soot off wallpaper. 🧽
The 83-Day Patient
FACT
@fact5
Science Gone Wrong
The 83-Day Patient
The Dog Who Knew 59 Toys
FACT
@fact5
Animal Oddities
The Dog Who Knew 59 Toys
The Park Avenue Hawks
FACT
@fact5
Animal Oddities
The Park Avenue Hawks
🎲 Surprise me with another