Mono County
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Oct 25, 2026
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Initial search efforts began that same evening, and a full-scale search and rescue operation was initiated on Saturday morning, June 18.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Around 105 search and rescue personnel from around the state were deployed, along with helicopters and six search dogs including Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue, Inyo County, Mono County, Mariposa County, Marin County, Fresno County, Tua Lumna County, China Lake, Los Angeles County, Nevada County, Sierra Madre, Yosemite Search and Rescue Dog Teams, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and California Explorer Search and Rescue.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
On June 23, 2011, search efforts transitioned to limited continuous search.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
After nearly one week of extensive searching, park rangers did not find any clues as to George's whereabouts.
Rich FreemanHOST
Well, folks, that leaves us with time for just one last thing.
Rich FreemanHOST
And it comes to us from the Mammoth Lakes branch of the Mono County Free Libraries, Mono County, California.
Rich FreemanHOST
And just to set this up a little bit, Eric, I would venture to say.
Rich FreemanHOST
between the two of us, our favorite news item this year on the show was the raccoon that broke into a liquor store and over-consumed.
TylerHOST
Right? Yeah.
TylerHOST
But anyway, yeah, it went into the Mono County Free Libraries at approximately 6.10 in the morning.
TylerHOST
Oh.
TylerHOST
And it spent More than four hours in the library.
Mama JulesHOST
100 years to the day, a real live bear walks into a library and goes straight for the honey.
Mama JulesHOST
You guys, the Mono County folks couldn't resist having fun with this one.
Mama JulesHOST
They posted that they could only assume that their new librarian was looking for a copy of Winnie the Pooh.
Mama JulesHOST
Director of Libraries Joseph Bob kept it going by writing to everyone, and he was hoping the Bears would see it too, that while they love an enthusiastic patron and understand the excitement of the centennial, snacks are not part of their circulating collection.
Barbara GibbsHOST
In California, library workers were in for a surprise when a bear wanders into the building.
Barbara GibbsHOST
Video from Mono County Free Library shows the bear strolling past the bookshelves, tables, and chairs.
Barbara GibbsHOST
The furry visitor did not stay for long, though.
Barbara GibbsHOST
After eating the snacks, the bear browsed the new releases and then let itself out.
Matt PaulyGUEST
visited its local library on Winnie the Pooh's 100th birthday and helped itself to an appropriate snack, a jar of honey.
Matt PaulyGUEST
Mono County Free Library, that means one county, posted a video to social media showing the bear that wandered into the Mammoth Lakes branch about 6 a.m. Wednesday getting breakfast, which was the 100th anniversary of the first appearance of A.A. Milne's famous bear, Winnie the Pooh.
Matt PaulyGUEST
Upon entering, the bear went straight for the staff snack supply.
Matt PaulyGUEST
Dude had been doing recon, I'm telling you.
Simple JoeHOST
So here we are, 100 years to the day after Winnie the Pooh came out and a real bear enters a library, finds the honey and tears it up, man.
Simple JoeHOST
The library people noticed that connection too, and the Mono County Office of Education joked that their visitor might have been looking for a copy of Winnie the Pooh.
Simple JoeHOST
They even gave it a name, the new Libarian.
Simple JoeHOST
There we go, Libarian, the way we all said it when we were five years old.
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Want some candy?
LeeHOST
The Mono County Free Libraries posted a video showing the bear wandered into the Mammoth Lakes branch at around 6 a.m. Wednesday, which was the 100th anniversary of the first appearance of the famous bear, Winnie the Pooh.
LeeHOST
Upon entering, the bear went straight for the staff snack supply, where it helped itself to peanut butter, a selection of peach cups, a pawful of cookies, and, of course, one jar of honey.
LeeHOST
The bear perused the library shelves for a short time before leaving on its own.
Steve StocktonHOST
Initial search efforts began that same evening, and a full-scale search and rescue operation was initiated on Saturday morning, June 18th.
Steve StocktonHOST
Around 105 search and rescue personnel from around the state were deployed, along with helicopters and six search dogs including Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue, Inyo County, Mono County, Mariposa County, Marin County, Fresno County, Tuolumne County, China Lake, Los Angeles County, Nevada County, Sierra Madre, Yosemite Search and Rescue Dog Teams, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and California Explorer Search and Rescue.
Steve StocktonHOST
On June 23, 2011, search efforts transitioned to limited continuous search.
Steve StocktonHOST
After nearly one week of extensive searching, park rangers did not find any clues as to George's whereabouts.
DarrenHOST
California bear went to the library on what was Winnie the Pooh's 100th birthday and helped himself to a jar of honey.
DarrenHOST
The Mono County Free Library posting a video showing the bear wandering into the library at 6 o'clock in the morning last Wednesday, which would have been the 100th anniversary of the first ever appearance of Winnie the Pooh.
DarrenHOST
The bear says upon entering, the bear went straight for the staff snack supply where it helped itself to peanut butter, a selection of peach cups, a paw full of cookies, and one jar of honey.
DarrenHOST
Remarkably, no damage was reported, no shelves were toppled, and no books were
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