At the library, cryptic rebuses read a book on self-reference.
If you're unsure how cryptic rebuses work, you may want to check out this primer. 
*I don't own any of the images from which I drew in making these puzzles. Where possible I tried to use public domain images. I believe I may be using the rest in accordance with fair use.
Answer
1 (found by Ankoganit):
paradox = "rap" backwards + ado + X
2 (found by M Oehm, conjectural but probably right):
symbols = cymbals heard, "heard" being clued by a herd
3:
play within a play (note: this device is in fact used in both the specific plays appearing in the rebus)
4:
rebus = (rex-x) + "sub" backwards (a sub is an under-water vehicle)
5 (found by Neil W):
nest = N + E + S + first letter of "to"
6:
Droste phenomenon ("droste" = "sorted" sorted)
7:
braid = br/aid.
8:
knot = k + "not" backwards (because 2000 lbs = a ton)
9:
breaking the fourth wall
Perhaps 10 might be
just "square" (because the number displayed is a square, and it is displayed within a square box)?
11 (found by Ankoganit):
M C Escher (MC + anag of "cheers")
12 (found by Ankoganit):
strange loop (anag of "poor tangles")
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