The town of Silverthorn, CO was forced to close its library this week...

[Princess Turandot]

...when this fella decided to take a nap in front of it:

Link to tweet

It was reopened later in the day, with the moose still lounging there. They just asked people to let him be.

The moose often graces the town with his company. They think that a heating element under the sidewalk made him particularly comfortable in the spot.

[Freedomofspeech]

1. This would be the only good reason to ever close a library.

I love it.

[JayhawkSD]

2. Would like to think they were being nice to the moose.

But I suspect they were just being practical. I came into close proximity with a moose on canoing trips a couple of times when I was younger, and I know the drill. You do not fuck with a moose. You just don't.

[murielm99]

5. I learned that too.

I have family in Montana.

[defacto7]

6. Yep, very passive looking, very unpredictable and territorial.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Maine - guy told me his daughter was passenger in car that hit a moose.

Maine - guy told me his daughter was passenger in car that hit a moose.

Rolled over the hood, broke through the windshield and pooped in her lap.

That's actually not too bad considering that if often kills the people in the front seat.

[marble falls]

4. I wonder how much military gear the police dept bought over the last five years??

[defacto7]

7. Gees, just wanted a good read.