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FROM: jessica emily jones <jejones4@students.uiuc.edu>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 2:53 PM

I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
are okay, but adult novels are better.

Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
list.

Jessica Moyer
Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

FROM: "ROBIN BEERBOWER" <RBEERBOWER@mail.open.org>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 3:14 PM

IN SUNLIGHT, IN A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN by Kathleen Cambor features a great librarian and while the book isn't a romance (it's based on the Johnstown Flood), it does have some romance elements.

GIANT'S HOUSE by Elizabeth McCracken features a librarian but the romance is fairly offbeat.


Robin Beerbower
Outreach Services
Salem Public Library
PO Box 14810
Salem, OR 97309
503-588-6089


>>> jejones4@students.uiuc.edu 03/15 12:46 PM >>>
I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
are okay, but adult novels are better.

Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
list.

Jessica Moyer
Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <LColcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 3:25 PM

Here's a couple romances:

Talk About Love by Deborah Shelley
Bachelor's Puzzle by Ginger Chambers (part of the Tyler Series)

HTH,
Lisa


Lisa Colcord
Librarian
Glendale Public library
Glendale, AZ

....my views are my own....

-The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor

>>> jejones4@students.uiuc.edu 03/15/02 01:46PM >>>
I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
are okay, but adult novels are better.

Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
list.

Jessica Moyer
Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

FROM: Dennis Lien <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 3:25 PM

At 02:46 PM 3/15/02 -0600, you wrote:
>I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
>in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
>the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
>Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
>they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
>are okay, but adult novels are better.
>
>Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
>list.
>
>Jessica Moyer

For starters:

http://skipper.gseis.ucla.edu/students/dnemitz/html/209/bibliography.htm

<http://maryland.villageworld.com/Directory/Reference/Libraries/Library_and_
Information_Science/Librariana/>

Alison Hall's article "Batgirl Was a Librarian" used to be findable
all over the web, but I'm now running into deadlinks. If I find a
copy I'll send info along offlist (it's quite long).

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu

FROM: Andrew Smith <asmith@mail.wrl.org>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 3:35 PM

Don't forget Linda Howard's newest, "Open Season" - the transformation of
a small-town librarian into a bad girl wannabe.

Librarians of the world, unite - you have nothing to lose but your
mousy brown buns!

*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*

Andrew Smith asmith@mail.wrl.org
Readers Services Librarian
Williamsburg Regional Library (757) 259-4050
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, ROBIN BEERBOWER wrote:

> IN SUNLIGHT, IN A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN by Kathleen Cambor features a great librarian and while the book isn't a romance (it's based on the Johnstown Flood), it does have some romance elements.
>
> GIANT'S HOUSE by Elizabeth McCracken features a librarian but the romance is fairly offbeat.
>
>
>
>
> Robin Beerbower
> Outreach Services
> Salem Public Library
> PO Box 14810
> Salem, OR 97309
> 503-588-6089
>
>
> >>> jejones4@students.uiuc.edu 03/15 12:46 PM >>>
> I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
> in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
> the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
> Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
> they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
> are okay, but adult novels are better.
>
> Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
> list.
>
> Jessica Moyer
> Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
> University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>

FROM: Dennis Lien <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 3:35 PM

At 02:46 PM 3/15/02 -0600, you wrote:
>I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
>in romances. <snip>


I found a link to a live version of the article "Batgirl was a Librarian:"

http://www.saundrakaerubel.com/cybrarian.htm

Subject of librarians as characters in books etc. has also come up on
the Stumpers list several times; as I said one of those times--


This is a section of the document
'gopher_root:[searchidx]stumpers-l_1997-11.txt;30'.
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 14:40:22 -0600
From: "Dennis K. Lien" <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
To: djlander@hit.net, STUMPERS-L@crf.cuis.edu
Subj: % fiction about librarians

At 06:16 PM 11/20/97 -0600, Parsons Public Library wrote:
>I have a patron who would like a list of fiction books that the story line
>is about a librarian. Thank you in advance.
> Debbie


This question has been through Stumpers a couple of times before, and a
quick check of the Archives reveals about fifty relevant postings (and a
number of not-so) under "Librarians in fiction" or "Librarians in
literature." There was even some vague thought about someone trying
to gather all the suggestions together into a publishable article or
website, but I don't think that ever happened.

Anyway, if you search the Archives under keywords <librarians fiction>
most of the relevant results should be obvious from their headers.
There are also references to libraries/librarians in movies etc.


Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu

a.k.a. Master Dennileen, the librarian in Kara Dalkey's THE SWORD OF
SAGAMORE (Ace Books, 1989)

***************

Stumpers Archives can be accessed at following sites--you do not
need to be a member to check the Archives (or, for that matter, to
submit questions), although I've heard increasing numbers of
people are unable to get in to the Archives thanks to their browser
or settings. (Netscape seems to work better than Explorer; I use
Netscape and have never had a problem with this.)

http://www.regiments.org/wombats/stumpers.htm

or

http://www.cuis.edu/~stumpers/


Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu

FROM: "dianek" <dianek@ocln.org>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 3:56 PM

Elizabeth McCracken;s Giant's house.


"The buying of more books than one can read is nothing
less than the soul reaching for infinity"

Diane Gordon Kadanoff

FROM: Thelma Stone <tstone@fortworthlibrary.org>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 3:56 PM

Jo Dereske's Miss Zukas series, D R Meredith's Megan Clark series,
Judith Van Gieson's Claire Reynier series, Jane Langton's The
Transcendental Murder, Sarah Wolf's MacKinnon's Machine and any
of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels featuring Rupert Giles.

FROM: Brian Smith <bsmith@nslsilus.org>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 4:06 PM

_Aphrodite's Kiss_, by Julie Kenner, looks like a romance about a
librarian with super powers.

http://home.earthlink.net/~jbkenner/aphroditekissflyer.htm

Brian Smith
Adult Services Librarian
Waukegan (IL) Public Library
bsmith@nslsilus.org
... but writing only on my own behalf.

FROM: Molly Williams <mmwm@adelphia.net>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 4:06 PM

Booklists of books featuring librarians:

http://web.simmons.edu/~schwartz/bibmyst-c.html (Mysteries Involving
Libraries and Librarians - Extensive list)

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=274 (Librarians
in Fiction - lists about 40 books)

http://www.lakeco.lib.in.us/library_lovers_month.htm (Where There's
A Book There's a Librarian - lists about 20 books)

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/lists/adult/librarians.htm
(Mysterious Librarians - books by 12 authors featuring librarians)


These are all from our booklist pages:
http://www.waterboro.lib.me.us/bklista.htm

~ Molly Wms.
--
Molly Williams, Volunteer, Waterboro Public Library (Maine)
daily library weblog: http://www.waterboro.lib.me.us/blog.htm

jessica emily jones wrote:

> I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
> in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
> the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
> Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
> they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
> are okay, but adult novels are better.
>
> Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
> list.
>
> Jessica Moyer
> Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
> University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
>

FROM: "Roberts, Julie" <roberju@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 4:17 PM

Jessica, try a Novelist search. This is what it gave me. Good luck!
Please post your list, ok? Thanks, Julie A. Roberts
(:-)roberju@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us
Novelist Search Results
Plot contains=fiction librarians (1 to 25) of 250 fiction+librarians>Page 1
of 10


-----Original Message-----
From: jessica emily jones [SMTP:jejones4@students.uiuc.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 8:58 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Books featuring librarians

I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
are okay, but adult novels are better.

Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
list.

Jessica Moyer
Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

FROM: millerb@lib.state.ca.us
REC'D: 3/15/02, 6:15 PM

Heading West, by Doris Betts

Brent

Brent Miller
Government Publications Section
654-0243

FROM: "Laurie Petri" <Laurie_the_Librarian@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 8:04 PM

How about Grand Complication by Allen Kurzweil. Not a romance but still
interesting.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Lien" <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
To: "Fiction_L" <fiction_l@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Books featuring librarians


> At 02:46 PM 3/15/02 -0600, you wrote:
> >I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
> >in romances. <snip>
>
>
> I found a link to a live version of the article "Batgirl was a Librarian:"
>
> http://www.saundrakaerubel.com/cybrarian.htm
>
>
>
> Subject of librarians as characters in books etc. has also come up on
> the Stumpers list several times; as I said one of those times--
>
>
> This is a section of the document
> 'gopher_root:[searchidx]stumpers-l_1997-11.txt;30'.
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 14:40:22 -0600
> From: "Dennis K. Lien" <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
> To: djlander@hit.net, STUMPERS-L@crf.cuis.edu
> Subj: % fiction about librarians
>
> At 06:16 PM 11/20/97 -0600, Parsons Public Library wrote:
> >I have a patron who would like a list of fiction books that the story
line
> >is about a librarian. Thank you in advance.
> > Debbie
>
>
> This question has been through Stumpers a couple of times before, and a
> quick check of the Archives reveals about fifty relevant postings (and a
> number of not-so) under "Librarians in fiction" or "Librarians in
> literature." There was even some vague thought about someone trying
> to gather all the suggestions together into a publishable article or
> website, but I don't think that ever happened.
>
> Anyway, if you search the Archives under keywords <librarians fiction>
> most of the relevant results should be obvious from their headers.
> There are also references to libraries/librarians in movies etc.
>
>
> Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu
>
> a.k.a. Master Dennileen, the librarian in Kara Dalkey's THE SWORD OF
> SAGAMORE (Ace Books, 1989)
>
> ***************
>
> Stumpers Archives can be accessed at following sites--you do not
> need to be a member to check the Archives (or, for that matter, to
> submit questions), although I've heard increasing numbers of
> people are unable to get in to the Archives thanks to their browser
> or settings. (Netscape seems to work better than Explorer; I use
> Netscape and have never had a problem with this.)
>
> http://www.regiments.org/wombats/stumpers.htm
>
> or
>
> http://www.cuis.edu/~stumpers/
>
>
> Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>

FROM: Jane Jorgenson <kiahzoe@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 8:14 PM

Jayne Ann Krentz's latest, Smoke and Mirrors has a
librarian protagonist as do a number of her earlier
books, though the titles escape me at the moment.

Jane Jorgenson
Alicia Ashman Branch - MPL
Madison, WI

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FROM: PogR@aol.com
REC'D: 3/15/02, 9:18 PM

Most of Miriam Grace Monfredo's books have a librarian as the main
protagonist.

FROM: "BookBitch" <bookbitch@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 3/15/02, 10:24 PM

La Cucina: A Novel of Rapture by Lily Prior. The protagonist is a librarian
in Palermo, Italy.

Stacy Alesi
Southwest County Regional Library
Palm Beach County Library System

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FROM: Diana Tixier Herald <dherald@SFF.net>
REC'D: 3/16/02, 12:13 AM

Another recent fantasy featuring a sword wielding librarian is Mel Odom's
THE ROVER.
--
Happy reading,
Di --
dherald@sff.net see the Genrefluent page at http://www.genrefluent.com
Rosenberg's First Law of Reading "Never apologize for your reading tastes."


>

FROM: Bsbgc@aol.com
REC'D: 3/16/02, 1:19 AM

I believe LaVyrle Spencer's great novel, MORNING GLORY, featured a librarian
in a prominent role.

And haven't we done this thread before, maybe within the last 2 years?

It just seems a bit familiar....

Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: Bsbgc@aol.com
REC'D: 3/16/02, 1:30 AM

Another romance with a librarian heroine is Maura Seger's Quest of the Eagle.
The librarian helps the spy-type hero rescue the Declaration of
Independence.

Sounds good to me!

Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: Bsbgc@aol.com
REC'D: 3/16/02, 1:30 AM

You might also go to Bookbrowser - http://bookbrowser.com and input the word
"librarian" as a search term. It came up with at least 66 entries. There
were mysteries as well as romances.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: Maria Velazquez <mdvelazquez@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 3/16/02, 6:14 AM

Jessica:

Carrie Alexander/BLACK VELVET (romance)
Jill Barnett/SURRENDER A DREAM (romance)
Doris Betts/HEADING WEST (general fiction)
Laura Lee Guhrke/BREATHLESS (romance)
Linda Howard/OPEN SEASON (romantic suspense)
Nikki Benjamin/THE MAJOR AND THE LIBRARIAN (romance)
Miriam Grace Monfredo's Glynis Tryon mystery series
Barbara McMahon/CINDERELLA TWIN (romance)
Laurie Paige/A FAMILY HOMECOMING (romance)
Elizabeth Peters's Jacqueline Kirby mystery series

Maria

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FROM: "christine jeffords" <sevenstars39@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/16/02, 7:28 AM

One of John Bellairs' YA horror/suspense series features Anthony Munday and
his friend the local librarian.

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FROM: "christine jeffords" <sevenstars39@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/16/02, 7:39 AM

In Charlotte MacLeod's Peter Shandy mysteries, Peter's (ultimately) wife
Helen works in the library.

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FROM: "Beth Andersen" <bandersen@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/16/02, 11:36 AM

Allen Kurzweil's surprise hit (at least in Ann Arbor) of last year, The
Grand Complication, has a NYPL librarian as a protagonist. It still has
holds on it in AA.

Beth

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FROM: "Warner, Deb" <dwarner@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 3/16/02, 12:09 PM

Robert Hellenga The Sixteen Pleasures librarian and book restorer in
Florence after the flood and a VERY naughty book
Sean McMullen Souls in The Great Machine, Miocene Arrow, Eyes Of
The Calculator
Science fiction with librarians who are part of the ruling eleite and settle
job disputes with weapos

FROM: GW Reference Staff <geaugage@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/16/02, 3:11 PM

A recent paperback mystery debut (with some romance thrown in), "Veiled
Threats" by Deborah Donnelly features a librarian as a fairly important
secondary character. "In the Shadow of the Lion" by S.K. Wolf features
a librarian as a main character, but the title is out of print so may
not be readily available.

jessica emily jones wrote:
>
> I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
> in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
> the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
> Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
> they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
> are okay, but adult novels are better.
>
> Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
> list.
>
> Jessica Moyer
> Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
> University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

FROM: Melissa Norton <dragynsnap@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 3/17/02, 5:39 PM

THE ARCHIVIST by Martha Cooley
Melissa
--- Laurie Petri <Laurie_the_Librarian@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> How about Grand Complication by Allen Kurzweil. Not
> a romance but still
> interesting.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Lien" <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
> To: "Fiction_L" <fiction_l@maillist.webrary.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Books featuring librarians
>
>
> > At 02:46 PM 3/15/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > >I am looking to compile a list of books featuring
> librarians, especailly
> > >in romances. <snip>
> >
> >
> > I found a link to a live version of the article
> "Batgirl was a Librarian:"
> >
> > http://www.saundrakaerubel.com/cybrarian.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > Subject of librarians as characters in books etc.
> has also come up on
> > the Stumpers list several times; as I said one of
> those times--
> >
> >
> > This is a section of the document
> >
> 'gopher_root:[searchidx]stumpers-l_1997-11.txt;30'.
> > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 14:40:22 -0600
> > From: "Dennis K. Lien"
> <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
> > To: djlander@hit.net, STUMPERS-L@crf.cuis.edu
> > Subj: % fiction about librarians
> >
> > At 06:16 PM 11/20/97 -0600, Parsons Public Library
> wrote:
> > >I have a patron who would like a list of fiction
> books that the story
> line
> > >is about a librarian. Thank you in advance.
> > > Debbie
> >
> >
> > This question has been through Stumpers a couple
> of times before, and a
> > quick check of the Archives reveals about fifty
> relevant postings (and a
> > number of not-so) under "Librarians in fiction" or
> "Librarians in
> > literature." There was even some vague thought
> about someone trying
> > to gather all the suggestions together into a
> publishable article or
> > website, but I don't think that ever happened.
> >
> > Anyway, if you search the Archives under keywords
> <librarians fiction>
> > most of the relevant results should be obvious
> from their headers.
> > There are also references to libraries/librarians
> in movies etc.
> >
> >
> > Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries //
> d-lien@tc.umn.edu
> >
> > a.k.a. Master Dennileen, the librarian in Kara
> Dalkey's THE SWORD OF
> > SAGAMORE (Ace Books, 1989)
> >
> > ***************
> >
> > Stumpers Archives can be accessed at following
> sites--you do not
> > need to be a member to check the Archives (or, for
> that matter, to
> > submit questions), although I've heard increasing
> numbers of
> > people are unable to get in to the Archives thanks
> to their browser
> > or settings. (Netscape seems to work better than
> Explorer; I use
> > Netscape and have never had a problem with this.)
> >
> > http://www.regiments.org/wombats/stumpers.htm
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://www.cuis.edu/~stumpers/
> >
> >
> > Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries //
> d-lien@tc.umn.edu
> >
> >
>
......................................................................
> > Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the
> archives?
> > Everything Fiction_L:
> http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
> >
>
>
......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L:
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FROM: David Wright <dwright333@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 3/17/02, 9:12 PM

Ah yes, that topic of eternal interest, to
librarians anyway: Books about US!

The Archivist, by Martha Cooley, is an excellent
read and has a moving love story, of a sort.

Someone must've mentioned Elizabeth
McCraken's The Giant's House, and Joe Coomer's
The Loop, two truly Wonderful books featuring
charismatic, offbeat librarians. And Bellingham
Librarian Jo Dereske's Miss Zukas mysteries,
Mirian Grace Monfredo's Glynis Tryon mysteries.

I expect some web searching will yield quite
a number of compiled (by librarians) lists out
there.

(eg:
http://www.gslis.mcgill.ca/marginal/mar7-3/Librarians%20As%20Characters%20In%20Fiction.htm

http://valinor.ca/el3.htm

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=274

etc.)

Also, as always, there IS a BOOK: Librarians
in Fiction: A Critical Bibliography, by Grant
Burns (1998)
Here's a description -
The depictions of librarians in 374 novels, short
stories, and plays in English are the focus of
this fully annotated reference work. Librarians,
no less than others, want to read about
themselves and know how they are thought of. The
stereotypical or fictional librarian-the one with
the bun, comfortable shoes, and dour demeanor-may
be fading, but fiction teaches a lesson about
public perception: Actually, librarians in
stories are often described as adaptable,
knowledgeable, shrewd, tactful, tender and
intelligent. All entries include complete
bibliographic data, followed by a lengthy
annotation that discusses how the librarian fits
into the story and gives insight to how he or she
is depicted. Title and author indexes are
provided for further utility.

David Wright
Seattle Public Library

--- jessica emily jones
<jejones4@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> I am looking to compile a list of books
> featuring librarians, especailly
> in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are
> any time or place. So far
> the only book that I have thought of is Lirael,
> the YA novel from 2001, by
> Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians
> as a major character, and
> they can be either a positive or negative view
> of librarians. Ya novels
> are okay, but adult novels are better.
>
> Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some
> good suggestions from this
> list.
>
> Jessica Moyer
> Gradaute Student in Library and Information
> Science
> University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
>
>
>
>
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FROM: "Susan T. Byra" <sbyra@emrl.lib.ms.us>
REC'D: 3/18/02, 8:38 AM

The Miss Zukas series has a librarian as the main character. They are
really mysteries, but she does eventually fall in love with the police
chief.

--
Susan T. Byra, MLS
Director, East Miss. Regional Library

Now I believe that there are unicorns - William Shakespeare

FROM: "Carla Hutchens" <hutcheca@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/18/02, 9:32 AM

I deleted the question before I thought of this so hope it fits. Charles
A. Goodrum wrote a series of mysteries (e.g.Dewey Decimated) set in a
library. Ours have been withdrawn (1970's) so I can't check them. He has
also written NF about the Library of Congress.
-------------------------------------------------------------
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Director
Guernsey County District Public Library
http://www.gcdpl.lib.oh.us
-------------------------------------------------------------

FROM: Sherri Lazenby <sllazenby@dallaslibrary.org>
REC'D: 3/18/02, 3:04 PM

Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani has the protagonist best friend as a book
mobile librarian.

Sherri L. Lazenby
sllazenby@dallaslibrary.org <mailto:Sllazenby@dallaslibrary.org>
Branch Manager
Audelia Road Branch Library
Dallas Public Library System
10045 Audelia Road
Dallas, TX 75238
(214) 670-1350
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Wright [SMTP:dwright333@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 9:05 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: Books featuring librarians

Ah yes, that topic of eternal interest, to
librarians anyway: Books about US!

The Archivist, by Martha Cooley, is an excellent
read and has a moving love story, of a sort.

Someone must've mentioned Elizabeth
McCraken's The Giant's House, and Joe Coomer's
The Loop, two truly Wonderful books featuring
charismatic, offbeat librarians. And Bellingham
Librarian Jo Dereske's Miss Zukas mysteries,
Mirian Grace Monfredo's Glynis Tryon mysteries.

I expect some web searching will yield quite
a number of compiled (by librarians) lists out
there.

(eg:

http://www.gslis.mcgill.ca/marginal/mar7-3/Librarians%20As%20Characters%20In
%20Fiction.htm

http://valinor.ca/el3.htm

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=274

etc.)

Also, as always, there IS a BOOK: Librarians
in Fiction: A Critical Bibliography, by Grant
Burns (1998)
Here's a description -
The depictions of librarians in 374 novels, short
stories, and plays in English are the focus of
this fully annotated reference work. Librarians,
no less than others, want to read about
themselves and know how they are thought of. The
stereotypical or fictional librarian-the one with
the bun, comfortable shoes, and dour demeanor-may
be fading, but fiction teaches a lesson about
public perception: Actually, librarians in
stories are often described as adaptable,
knowledgeable, shrewd, tactful, tender and
intelligent. All entries include complete
bibliographic data, followed by a lengthy
annotation that discusses how the librarian fits
into the story and gives insight to how he or she
is depicted. Title and author indexes are
provided for further utility.

David Wright
Seattle Public Library

--- jessica emily jones
<jejones4@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> I am looking to compile a list of books
> featuring librarians, especailly
> in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are
> any time or place. So far
> the only book that I have thought of is Lirael,
> the YA novel from 2001, by
> Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians
> as a major character, and
> they can be either a positive or negative view
> of librarians. Ya novels
> are okay, but adult novels are better.
>
> Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some
> good suggestions from this
> list.
>
> Jessica Moyer
> Gradaute Student in Library and Information
> Science
> University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
>
>
>
>

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FROM: Bradley A Scott <bradley.a.scott@juno.com>
REC'D: 3/18/02, 3:15 PM

"In the Stacks : Short Stories About Libraries and Librarians", an
anthology edited by Michael Cart and just published in February 2002,
might be a good place to start on this topic. From Amazon's description:

"In 'In the Stacks', noted librarian Michael Cart has assembled the cream
of twentieth century short fiction about libraries and librarians. They
range from such classics as Isaac Babel's "The Public Library" to Jorge
Luis Borges's tale about a library stretching into infinity ("The Library
of Babel"), to such contemporary masters as Ray Bradbury ("Exchange"),
Alice Munro ("Hard Luck Stories"), Francine Prose ("Rubber Life"), Nikki
Giovanni ("The Library"), and others."

* * * * *

The "Jordan Poteet" series of mysteries by Jeff Abbott feature a
small-town Texas librarian as the main character. The series titles,
according to Bookbrowser, are:

1 - Do Unto Others (1994)
2 - The Only Good Yankee (1995)
3 - Promises of Home (1996)
4 - Distant Blood (1996)

I particularly like the fact that the librarian is MALE. Shatter those
stereotypes! (grin)

You may also want to check out Bookbrowser's lists of sleuths by
occupation. There are several other mystery series, including the
ever-popular Miss Zukas, listed at
http://www.bookbrowser.com/Sleuths/Librarian.html

* * * * *

And it's hard to believe that no one's mentioned "The Name of the Rose".
I'll grant that the librarian in that book isn't a very sympathetic
character, though.

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FROM: "Dillie, Thomas" <TDillie@mailserv.gcpl.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/18/02, 3:47 PM

Jessica,
Here are a couple of links to lists you may well have come across
already.
From our colleagues at McGill University and The Marginal Librarian come a
couple of lists that might be helpful
http://www.gslis.mcgill.ca/marginal/mar7-3/Contents%20page.htm. Again from
Canada comes "Librarians in Fiction: A Discussion"
http://valinor.ca/el3.htm. An annotated fiction list as well as a nice list
of secondary sources can be found at the Images of Libraries in Popular
Culture site
http://skipper.gseis.ucla.edu/students/dnemitz/html/209/dntopic2.htm.
I don't know what project you're working on, but Martin Raish's
Librarians in the Movies list might also be worth a look
http://www.lib.byu.edu/dept/libsci/films/introduction.html as well as "The
Librarian Stereotype in the Movies" at
http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v1n1/image.html. The Internet
Public Library's Images of Librarians Resources page could be helpfull
http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/hum45.10.50.html.

Tom Dillie
Head Librarian
Cedarville Community Library
Greene County Public Library
P.O. Box 26
76 N. Main St.
Cedarville, OH 45314

"'Under consideration' means we've lost the file. 'Under active
consideration' means we're trying to find it."


-----Original Message-----
From: jessica emily jones [mailto:jejones4@students.uiuc.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:46 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Books featuring librarians


I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
are okay, but adult novels are better.

Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
list.

Jessica Moyer
Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <lcolcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 3/19/02, 10:38 AM

Well, the portrayal of the librarian is not flattering at all, and her brother actually acts as the librarian in her stead, but for what it's worth, you could consider "Where the Heart Is" by Billie Letts.

Lisa

>>> dragynsnap@yahoo.com 03/17/02 16:38 PM >>>
THE ARCHIVIST by Martha Cooley
Melissa
--- Laurie Petri <Laurie_the_Librarian@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> How about Grand Complication by Allen Kurzweil. Not
> a romance but still
> interesting.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Lien" <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
> To: "Fiction_L" <fiction_l@maillist.webrary.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Books featuring librarians
>
>
> > At 02:46 PM 3/15/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > >I am looking to compile a list of books featuring
> librarians, especailly
> > >in romances. <snip>
> >
> >
> > I found a link to a live version of the article
> "Batgirl was a Librarian:"
> >
> > http://www.saundrakaerubel.com/cybrarian.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > Subject of librarians as characters in books etc.
> has also come up on
> > the Stumpers list several times; as I said one of
> those times--
> >
> >
> > This is a section of the document
> >
> 'gopher_root:[searchidx]stumpers-l_1997-11.txt;30'.
> > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 14:40:22 -0600
> > From: "Dennis K. Lien"
> <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
> > To: djlander@hit.net, STUMPERS-L@crf.cuis.edu
> > Subj: % fiction about librarians
> >
> > At 06:16 PM 11/20/97 -0600, Parsons Public Library
> wrote:
> > >I have a patron who would like a list of fiction
> books that the story
> line
> > >is about a librarian. Thank you in advance.
> > > Debbie
> >
> >
> > This question has been through Stumpers a couple
> of times before, and a
> > quick check of he Archives reveals about fifty
> relevant postings (and a
> > number of not-so) under "Librarians in fiction" or
> "Librarians in
> > literature." There was even some vague thought
> about someone trying
> > to gather all the suggestions together into a
> publishable article or
> > website, but I don't think that ever happened.
> >
> > Anyway, if you search the Archives under keywords
> <librarians fiction>
> > most of the relevant results should be obvious
> from their headers.
> > There are also references to libraries/librarians
> in movies etc.
> >
> >
> > Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries //
> d-lien@tc.umn.edu
> >
> > a.k.a. Master Dennileen, the librarian in Kara
> Dalkey's THE SWORD OF
> > SAGAMORE (Ace Books, 1989)
> >
> > ***************
> >
> > Stumpers Archives can be accessed at following
> sites--you do not
> > need to be a member to check the Archives (or, for
> that matter, to
> > submit questions), although I've heard increasing
> numbers of
> > people are unable to get in to the Archives thanks
> to their browser
> > or settings. (Netscape seems to work better than
> Explorer; I use
> > Netscape and have never had a problem with this.)
> >
> > http://www.regiments.org/wombats/stumpers.htm
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://www.cuis.edu/~stumpers/
> >
> >
> > Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries //
> d-lien@tc.umn.edu
> >
> >
>
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FROM: "Warner, Deb" <dwarner@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 3/19/02, 3:46 PM

Does anyone remember a short story that was narrated by a younger assistant
but concerned an older male librarian (or possibly professor) in an
academic librarian looking for one certain book in the stacks. It turns out
that he was originally from Atlantis and that book was a portal that would
take him back there (or something of the sort)It was sort of Lieber-ish in
tone--light but not foolish.
OOOOh I almost forgot they aren't romances, but many of Terry Pratchett's
marvelously funny fantasies include a very memorable librarian and navigator
of L-space, that canny orangutang..OOOK

FROM: "Kim Dimond" <dimondkim@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/20/02, 9:59 AM

>> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >How about Edith Wharton's "summer" The main character is a very small
>town
> >librarian and there is some romance...I read part of the book as a short
> >story for one of my library school classes. Also in the mystery genre,
>try
> >Jo Dereske's Mrs Zukas books (Mrs. Zukas being a librarian)Hope this
>helps!
>Kim
> >Subject: Re: Books featuring librarians
> >From: "GW Reference Staff" <geaugage@oplin.lib.oh.us>
> >Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 16:03:22 -0500
> >
> >A recent paperback mystery debut (with some romance thrown in), "Veiled
> >Threats" by Deborah Donnelly features a librarian as a fairly important
> >secondary character. "In the Shadow of the Lion" by S.K. Wolf features
> >a librarian as a main character, but the title is out of print so may
> >not be readily available.
> >
> >jessica emily jones wrote:
> > >
> > > I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians,
>especailly
> > > in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So
>
> >far
> > > the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from
>2001,
> >by
> > > Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character,
> >and
> > > they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya
>novels
> > > are okay, but adult novels are better.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from
> >this
> > > list.
> > >
> > > Jessica Moyer
> > > Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
> > > University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
> > >
> > > ......................................................................
> >
>
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FROM: "Woosley, Sheila M." <SWoosley@mailserv.gcpl.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/20/02, 11:44 AM

There is a mystery series, set in Seneca Falls, NY, written by Miriam Grace
Monfredo featuring a 19th century librarian.

Sheila Woosley
Reference Dept.
Greene County Public Library
Xenia, OH 45385


-----Original Message-----
From: Carla Hutchens [mailto:hutcheca@oplin.lib.oh.us]
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:28 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: librarians


I deleted the question before I thought of this so hope it fits. Charles
A. Goodrum wrote a series of mysteries (e.g.Dewey Decimated) set in a
library. Ours have been withdrawn (1970's) so I can't check them. He has
also written NF about the Library of Congress.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Carla Hutchens
Director
Guernsey County District Public Library
http://www.gcdpl.lib.oh.us
-------------------------------------------------------------

FROM: Robin Brown <brownre@optonline.net>
REC'D: 3/20/02, 11:55 AM

I need to put my .02 on this topic. My daughter and I discovered this book
together. It's a children's picture book, so I suppose I should apologize
up front for the diggression. It's called _Library_Lil _ by Suzanne
Williams. Basic theme is children's librarian as super hero, who promotes
reading books over watching TV. It's wonderful.

Robin Brown
Reference Librarian

FROM: "Gayle Richardson" <Gayle.Richardson@spl.org>
REC'D: 3/20/02, 12:59 PM

Kate Wilhelm's OH, SUSANNAH.

Gayle Richardson
Seattle pub.

>>> jejones4@students.uiuc.edu 03/15/02 12:46PM >>>
I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
are okay, but adult novels are better.

Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
list.

Jessica Moyer
Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

FROM: Airdrie Public Library <airdrie.publib@shaw.ca>
REC'D: 3/20/02, 5:52 PM

Try 'Open Season' by Linda Howard. Local librarian gets caught up in
intrigue and romance with a makeover to boot! Lots of fun. 2001
copyright.

Shelley Sweet
Airdrie Public Library
Airdrie, AB

Gayle Richardson wrote:
>
> Kate Wilhelm's OH, SUSANNAH.
>
> Gayle Richardson
> Seattle pub.
>
> >>> jejones4@students.uiuc.edu 03/15/02 12:46PM >>>
> I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
> in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So far
> the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001, by
> Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character, and
> they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
> are okay, but adult novels are better.
>
> Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from this
> list.
>
> Jessica Moyer
> Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
> University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: "Georgine Olson" <georgine.olson@fnsb.lib.ak.us>
REC'D: 3/20/02, 9:14 PM

Jessica -

At least two of Cathie Linz's humorous contemporary romances have
librarian heroines (who have pretty-much on-the-mark librarian concerns
- and who do pretty well in the love interest aspect, too)

In BETWEEN THE COVERS, readers' advisory librarian Paige Turner is the
heroine - I think it's set in a suburban Chicago library - Linz
interviewed fiction_l's own Joyce Saricks for this one......

The heroine in BRIDAL BLUES is the librarian in a small Central Illinois
town - and those of us who have worked in Central Illinois can't figure
out what town it is!

Georgine Olson

Outreach Services Manager
Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library & Regional Center
1215 Cowles Street
Fairbanks AK 99701

ph: 907-459-1020
fax: 907-459-1024

-----Original Message-----
From: Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org
[mailto:Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org] On Behalf Of jessica emily jones
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 11:46 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Books featuring librarians

I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians, especailly
in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So
far
the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from 2001,
by
Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character,
and
they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya novels
are okay, but adult novels are better.

Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from
this
list.

Jessica Moyer
Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

FROM: Spencer Ms Martha <Martha.Spencer@usmc-mccs.org>
REC'D: 3/21/02, 7:57 AM

There is a new book about to come out or just out entitled "In the Stacks:
Short Stories About Libraries and Librarians." Michael Cart is the editor.

Martha Spencer

-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Dimond [mailto:dimondkim@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 7:49 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: librarians in fiction

>> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >How about Edith Wharton's "summer" The main character is a very small
>town
> >librarian and there is some romance...I read part of the book as a short
> >story for one of my library school classes. Also in the mystery genre,
>try
> >Jo Dereske's Mrs Zukas books (Mrs. Zukas being a librarian)Hope this
>helps!
>Kim
> >Subject: Re: Books featuring librarians
> >From: "GW Reference Staff" <geaugage@oplin.lib.oh.us>
> >Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 16:03:22 -0500
> >
> >A recent paperback mystery debut (with some romance thrown in), "Veiled
> >Threats" by Deborah Donnelly features a librarian as a fairly important
> >secondary character. "In the Shadow of the Lion" by S.K. Wolf features
> >a librarian as a main character, but the title is out of print so may
> >not be readily available.
> >
> >jessica emily jones wrote:
> > >
> > > I am looking to compile a list of books featuring librarians,
>especailly
> > > in romances. Any other genres are okay, as are any time or place. So
>
> >far
> > > the only book that I have thought of is Lirael, the YA novel from
>2001,
> >by
> > > Garth Nix. I prefer books that have librarians as a major character,
> >and
> > > they can be either a positive or negative view of librarians. Ya
>novels
> > > are okay, but adult novels are better.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance! I know that I will get some good suggestions from
> >this
> > > list.
> > >
> > > Jessica Moyer
> > > Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
> > > University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
> > >
> > > ......................................................................
> >
>
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FROM: Molly Campana <campanmo@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/21/02, 5:09 PM

A co-worker is almost positive that the short story you were asking
about, featuring a librarian searching for a book that was a portal to
Atlantis, is called "No Forwarding Address" by L. Sprague de Camp and
Fletcher Pratt. The story can be found in the book "Tales From
Gavagan's Bar." Hope this is the right one.

Molly Campana
Westlake Porter Public Library
campanmo@oplin.lib.oh.us

FROM: "Sheila Lambert" <libprincess@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/21/02, 6:45 PM

I don't know if it has been mentioned yet but, Ladies with Options by
Cynthia Hartwick has two characters that are librarians in it.

Sheila Lambert
Wilmington Public Library
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FROM: "Warner, Deb" <dwarner@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 3/22/02, 11:50 AM

Molly, I bet that's what it is...I did own that book at one time and loved
it. I'll track it down used, it will be nice to read it again, thanks for
the suggestion. DEb W

-----Original Message-----
From: Molly Campana [mailto:campanmo@oplin.lib.oh.us]
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 6:02 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: Librarians as characters: a query and an addition


A co-worker is almost positive that the short story you were asking
about, featuring a librarian searching for a book that was a portal to
Atlantis, is called "No Forwarding Address" by L. Sprague de Camp and
Fletcher Pratt. The story can be found in the book "Tales From
Gavagan's Bar." Hope this is the right one.

Molly Campana
Westlake Porter Public Library
campanmo@oplin.lib.oh.us

FROM: "Georgine Olson" <georgine.olson@fnsb.lib.ak.us>
REC'D: 3/22/02, 6:02 PM

Jessica -

I received an e-mail from Cathie Linz regarding her librarian heroines
in which she wrote "Another is Anastasia Knight who is a children's
librarian in TOO SMART FOR MARRIAGE (Harl. Love and Laughter 1998)"

That, for some reason reminded me of Tom and Sharon Curtis' beloved
Loveswept of 1983, LIGHTNING THAT LINGERS, in which the heroine is a
children's librarian in a small Wisconsin town and the hero is a
biologist/male stripper. The strip joint, the Cougar Club, is probably
modeled after the Sugar Shack, which used to be in Lake Geneva (or maybe
still is) since the Curtises are Wisconsinites.

A Silhoutte from 2000, MAIL-ORDER CINDERELLA by Kathryn Jensen, has a
children's librarian as the heroine selected by a thoroughly modern
Western hero through a dating service.

Then, too, Anne McCaffrey has two librarian heroines that I know of. In
RESTOREE, a space gothic, a 1960's New England librarian finds herself
using her hard-won librarian's knowledge to help save another planet
from the aliens who tried to "harvest" her - and finding her lifemate in
the process. In STITCH IN SNOW, a contemporary PhD librarian /
children's author finds romance and suspense while on a grueling author
/ lecture tour of the U.S.

Georgine Olson

Outreach Services Manager
Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library & Regional Center
1215 Cowles Street
Fairbanks AK 99701

ph: 907-459-1020
fax: 907-459-1024

FROM: "Quillen, Christine" <CQUILL@camden.lib.nj.us>
REC'D: 4/5/02, 10:26 AM

I came across another one while weeding this morning: Incarnate by Ramsey
Campbell. It features a librarian who participated in an experiment on
dreaming along with 4 other people and years later all of them find that
their behavior is beginning to change.

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