History Headscratchers / TheLibrarians2014

** In 1x01, when Eve first enters the Library, a couple of guys in suits are clearly seen standing on either side of the bookshelf entrance, with postures that pretty much scream (ex-)military. Presumably they were killed by the Serpent Brotherhood when they raided the place. Because Baird didn't know about them, she never took steps to replace them (and Flynn figured that, with the only connection to the real world being through the Annex, guarded by Jenkins and later the LITs as well, that it was secure enough). It's mentioned at one point that the Library started out as the Library of Alexandria, which was funded by the pharoah at the time. Given the kind of money those guys had access to, that alone would've funded them for quite a while. Afterwards, it's possible they set up some kind of bank account somewhere. A couple millennia worth of compound interest would be enough to give Jenkins and the current Librarian(s) and Guardian a living wage, travel money prior to Jenkins getting the back door working, wages for the guards, supplies for Jenkins' research, etc. However, after a couple of millennia of constant use there's only so much available, hence the occasional mentions of a relatively tight budget.

* Cassandra's ability was long explained by her "brain grape" tumor, until "And the Eternal Question" shows her gift is actually stronger ''without'' the tumor. Was she always going to develop the ability, then? And if so, how? Where did it come from?

* If Darringon doesn't die at his 40th birthday anymore and is shown to survive until 1950, then what happened to all the Librarians, who have been chosen after him? Or did he just retire from the life, allowing the Library to choose another? Did this really have no other effects on the timeline?

** In 1x01, when Eve first enters the Library, a couple of guys in suits are clearly seen standing on either side of the bookshelf entrance, with postures that pretty much scream (ex-)military. Presumably they were killed by the Serpent Brotherhood when they raided the place. Because Baird didn't know about them, she never took steps to replace them (and Flynn figured that, with the only connection to the real world being through the Annex, guarded by Jenkins and later the LITs as well, that it was secure enough). It's mentioned at one point that the Library started out as the Library of Alexandria, which was funded by the pharoah at the time. Given the kind of money those guys had access to, that alone would've funded them for quite a while. Afterwards, it's possible they set up some kind of bank account somewhere. A couple millennia worth of compound interest would be enough to give Jenkins and the current Librarian(s) and Guardian a living wage, travel money prior to Jenkins getting the back door working, wages for the guards, supplies for Jenkins' research, etc. However, after a couple of millennia of constant use there's only so much available, hence the occasional mentions of a relatively tight budget.

** Possible hypothesis: Charlene had the guards stand down when Baird first came to the Library so as not to spook her. Afterwards, either they never had a chance to come back before the Serpent Brotherhood raided the place, or they did come back and were killed by Lamia and the rest offscreen. Either way, because Baird didn't know about them, she never took steps to replace them (and Flynn figured that, with the only connection to the real world being through the Annex, guarded by Jenkins and later the LITs as well, that it was secure enough). As for the Library's budget, if every or at least most myths are true, it's possible they've got access to a treasure hoard (Long John Silver's, Ali Baba's, Smaug's, who knows?). Plus there could easily be some bank account set up by a Librarian centuries ago which have been accumulating compound interest all this time and are dipped into for paying the guards' wages, travel tickets before Jenkins got the Annex door working, etc.
** That being said, there are definitely hints that the Library's budget is definitely not limitless, so another possibility is some kind of bequest centuries ago, put in a bank account, and now it's maintained but the Librarians still have to be careful with how much they spend.

** Possible hypothesis: Charlene had the guards stand down when Baird first came to the Library so as not to spook her. Afterwards, either they never had a chance to come back before the Serpent Brotherhood raided the place, or they did come back and were killed by Lamia and the rest offscreen. Either way, because Baird didn't know about them, she never took steps to replace them (and Flynn figured that, with the only connection to the real world being through the Annex, guarded by Jenkins and later the LITs as well, that it was secure enough). As for the Library's budget, if every or at least most myths are true, it's possible they've got access to a treasure hoard (Long John Silver's, Ali Baba's, Smaug's, who knows?). Plus there could easily be some bank account, or even multiple accounts in multiple banks across the world, set up by a Librarian centuries ago which have been accumulating compound interest all this time and are dipped into for paying the guards' wages, travel tickets before Jenkins got the Annex door working, etc.

** Possible hypothesis: He had the guards stand down when Baird first came to the Library so as not to spook her. Afterwards, either they never had a chance to come back before the Serpent Brotherhood raided the place, or they did come back and were killed by Lamia and the rest offscreen. Either way, because Baird didn't know about them, she never took steps to replace them (and Flynn figured that, with the only connection to the real world being through the Annex, guarded by Jenkins, that it was secure enough). As for the Library's budget, if every or at least most myths are true, it's possible they've got access to a treasure hoard (Long John Silver's, Ali Baba's, Smaug's, who knows?). Plus Jenkins, given his age, could easily supply a lot of money simply through compound interest if he'd opened a bank account centuries ago.

** It's possible we just don't see them. Or with Flynn pretty much becoming much the most senior member, maybe he dismissed the guards. Also we never really get back to the Library from that side of things.
** Possible hypothesis: He had the guards stand down when Baird first came to the Library so as not to spook her. Afterwards, either they never had a chance to come back before the Serpent brotherhood raided the place, or they did come back and were killed by Lamia and the rest offscreen. Either way, because Baird didn't know about them, she never took steps to replace them. As for the Library's budget, if every myth is true, it's possible they've got access to Ali Baba's and/or Long John Silver's treasure hoards or something. Plus Jenkins, given his age, could easily supply a lot of money simply through compound interest if he'd opened a bank account centuries ago.

** Possible hypothesis: He had the guards stand down when Baird first came to the Library so as not to spook her. Afterwards, either they never had a chance to come back before the Serpent brotherhood raided the place, or they did come back and were killed by Lamia and the rest offscreen. Either way, because Baird didn't know about them, she never took steps to replace them. As for the Library's budget, if every myth is true, it's possible they've got access to Ali Baba's treasure hoard or something. Plus Jenkins, if he is really, really old, could easily supply a lot of money simply through compound interest if he'd opened a bank account 500 years ago or whatever.

** Possibly, though that raises a bigger question: Who supplies the Library's budget? Not the government, surely, as they were opposed to them in Season 3 with the DOSA arc. And not through use of the artifacts, as Flynn is chastised by Charlene for even suggesting use of the Philospher's Stone for making up for the budget deficiancy. So, who funds the Library in the first place? If all of the money is outgoing and not incoming, it would be very difficult for the Library to stay afloat for even a few years, let alone centuries.
** It's possible we just don't see them. Or with Flynn pretty much becoming much the most senior member, maybe he dismissed the guards. Also we never really get back to the Library from that side of things.

** Possibly, though that raises a bigger question: Who supplies the Library's budget? Not the government, surely, as they were opposed to them in Season 3 with the DOSA arc. And not through use of the artifacts, as Flynn is chastised by Charlene for even suggesting use of the Philospher's Stone for making up for the budget deficiancy. So, who funds the Library in the first place? If all of the money is outgoing and not incoming, it would be very difficult for the Library to stay afloat for even a few years, let alone centuries.

* In the first three films for ''Film/TheLibrarian'', we see armed guards at the entrance to the Library. In fact, in the second film, Flynn even offers condolences to one of them over another member passing. Yet, when we get to the series, they're nowhere to be seen. Did Flynn bidding over £1,000,000 on artifacts eventually drive them out of the budget?