Stanley Pines Memorial Library of the Supernatural
The Stanley Pines Memorial Library of the Supernatural, previously known as the Mystery Shack, is a famous library located in Gravity Falls, Oregon. It is home to a number of rare books about the supernatural and has been in the Pines family since Stanford Pines commissioned it in the mid 1970s.[1]
History
In 1975, Stanford Pines commissioned a simple cabin on the outskirts of Gravity Falls. The cabin was meant to be his home while he studied the strange and wonderful creatures living in the town. After Stanford's disappearance in 1981, his twin brother Stanley moved in and converted it to a tourist trap called the Mystery Shack. The Pines family continues to affectionately refer to it as 'the Shack' even after the conversion to supernatural library. After the Transcendence, Stanley Pines converted it into a library. Stanford suggested that it be named after Stanley, despite still being alive, to memorialize "a great hero and historical figure."[2]
Over time, the Shack gains sentience due to the amounts of magic released inside and from the family's sense of love.[3] It is known to occasionally sprout legs and wander the world, acting as a home for homeless and abused children.[4]
Important Figures
Stanford & Stanley Pines
Stanford and Stanley Pines are the owners of the Library. Stanley ran the Mystery Shack on his own.
Dipper & Mabel Pines
Dipper and Mabel Pines spent the summer of the Transcendence, 2012, at the Mystery Shack.
Willow Pines and the Pleiades
Later in her life, Willow Pines raises an ever-growing group of children called the Pleiades at the Library.
Fang Wu
While attempting to flee the Order of Exorcists, Fang and Dipper momentarily seek refuge in the Mystery Shack after finding it in the forest. After the Order is dismantled and her parents killed, Fang choses to live in the Shack with Dipper outside of New Portland, Oregon.[5]
Trivia
- The Library has a Yelp page where both Gravity Falls residents and visitors leave reviews. Mabel, Stanley, Henry and Wendy monitor this page and respond to reviews.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Hirsch, Alex, (creator, prod, dir, writer). "A Tale of Two Stans." Gravity Falls. (2012) Disney Channel. 618G-213, Burbank, California. 13 July 2015. Television.
- ↑ marypsue (mod M). "Headcanon that in TAU, Ford is the one to suggest...". [Tumblr] <https://marypsue.tumblr.com/post/149202479613/headcanon-that-in-tau-ford-is-the-one-to-suggest>
- ↑ transcendence-au. "thecountessofcats asked: Hc that although the Shack wanders around the physical" [Tumblr] <https://transcendence-au.tumblr.com/post/119616752485/hc-that-although-the-shack-wanders-around-the>
- ↑ transcendence-au. "panmonarchia-deactivated2015051 asked: I saw in that guide something called The Wandering Shack" [Tumblr] <https://transcendence-au.tumblr.com/post/116811206023/i-saw-in-that-guide-something-called-the-wandering>
- ↑ aba_daba_do. "The Demon, The Exorcist, and the Memory" (2020). [Archive of Our Own] <https://archiveofourown.org/works/23347768/chapters/55933363>
- ↑ GnomeWithALaptop. "Amenities and More" (2024). [Archive of Our Own] <https://archiveofourown.org/works/54499594>
