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	* The [[Librarian (Discworld)\|Librarian]] of the Unseen University in the [[Discworld series]] who was turned into a orangutan early in the series and refuses to be changed back		* The [[Librarian (Discworld)\|Librarian]] of the Unseen University in the [[Discworld series]] who was turned into a orangutan early in the series and refuses to be changed back
	* The Master Archivist in "[[If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?]]" by [[Theodore Sturgeon]] on an interestingly-described library-sort-of-planet, is the recipient of this tale which is otherwise not about librarians. The MA -- as an upper-echelon male -- has an attractive female secretary.)		* The Master Archivist in "[[If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?]]" by [[Theodore Sturgeon]] on an interestingly-described library-sort-of-planet, is the recipient of this tale which is otherwise not about librarians. The MA -- as an upper-echelon male -- has an attractive female secretary.)
			* protagonist in "Paper Cuts Scissors" by [[Holly Black]] (in ''[[The Poison Eaters and Other Stories]]'')

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Glory at 20:11, 10 March 2008

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	* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)		* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)
	* The [[Librarian (Discworld)\|Librarian]] of the Unseen University in the [[Discworld series]] who was turned into a orangutan early in the series and refuses to be changed back		* The [[Librarian (Discworld)\|Librarian]] of the Unseen University in the [[Discworld series]] who was turned into a orangutan early in the series and refuses to be changed back
			* The Master Archivist in "[[If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?]]" by [[Theodore Sturgeon]] on an interestingly-described library-sort-of-planet, is the recipient of this tale which is otherwise not about librarians. The MA -- as an upper-echelon male -- has an attractive female secretary.)

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	* [[Sean McMullen]]. ''[[Souls in the Great Machine]]''		* [[Sean McMullen]]. ''[[Souls in the Great Machine]]''
	* [[Audrey Niffenegger]]. ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife]]''		* [[Audrey Niffenegger]]. ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife]]''
	* [[Theodore Sturgeon]] . "[[If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?]]" (the Master Archivist, on an interestingly-described library-sort-of-planet, is the recipient of this tale which is otherwise not about librarians. The MA -- as an upper-echelon male -- has an attractive female secretary.)
	* [[Carlos Ruiz Zafon]]. ''[[Shadow of the Wind]]''		* [[Carlos Ruiz Zafon]]. ''[[Shadow of the Wind]]''

Glory at 20:08, 10 March 2008

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	* [[Cimerone]] in [[The Enchanted Forest Chronicles]] by [[Patricia C. Wrede]] spends a lot of time working in the library and at one point holds the title Head Cook and Librarian.		* [[Cimerone]] in [[The Enchanted Forest Chronicles]] by [[Patricia C. Wrede]] spends a lot of time working in the library and at one point holds the title Head Cook and Librarian.
	* [[Jane Fletcher]]. The World Celaeno Chose (Dimsdale: London, 1999) - a librarian plays an important role (although by the time of the plot she is an ex-librarian)		* [[Jane Fletcher]]. The World Celaeno Chose (Dimsdale: London, 1999) - a librarian plays an important role (although by the time of the plot she is an ex-librarian)
			* [[Lirael]] in [[Garth Nix]]'s [[Old Kingdom Books]].
	* seven librarians in [[Ellen Klages]]' short story, "In the House of the Seven Librarians" (''Firebirds Rising'' anthology)		* seven librarians in [[Ellen Klages]]' short story, "In the House of the Seven Librarians" (''Firebirds Rising'' anthology)
	* a protagonist in [[Joanna Russ]]'s ''[[The Female Man]]''		* a protagonist in [[Joanna Russ]]'s ''[[The Female Man]]''
	* librarian protagonist and gay black male librarian cohort, in [[Nancy Springer]]'s ''[[Fair Peril ]]''.		* librarian protagonist and gay black male librarian cohort, in [[Nancy Springer]]'s ''[[Fair Peril ]]''.
	* a stereotypical shy librarian without social skills in [[Cynthia Ward]]'s short story, "Brass in Pocket" in ''[[New Amazons]]'' edited by [[Margaret Weis]], 2000.		* a stereotypical shy librarian without social skills in [[Cynthia Ward]]'s short story, "Brass in Pocket" in ''[[New Amazons]]'' edited by [[Margaret Weis]], 2000.

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	* Flynn Carsen iin ''[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]'' (fall 2004) and ''[[The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines]]'' (2006) (linked TV movies)		* Flynn Carsen iin ''[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]'' (fall 2004) and ''[[The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines]]'' (2006) (linked TV movies)
	* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)		* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)
			* The [[Librarian (Discworld)\|Librarian]] of the Unseen University in the [[Discworld series]] who was turned into a orangutan early in the series and refuses to be changed back

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	* [[Rosemary Edghill]]. ''[[The Sword of Maiden's Tears]]''		* [[Rosemary Edghill]]. ''[[The Sword of Maiden's Tears]]''
	* [[Harlan Ellison]]. "Enter the Fanatic, Stage Center," in ''Gentleman Junkie'' (1961)		* [[Harlan Ellison]]. "Enter the Fanatic, Stage Center," in ''Gentleman Junkie'' (1961)
	* [[Garth Nix]]'s [[Old Kingdom Books]], featuring [[Lirael]]
	* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]		* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
	** [[The Telling]] (2000) (The whole thing is about libraries, really.)		** [[The Telling]] (2000) (The whole thing is about libraries, really.)

Lquilter: List of female, male, and other-gendered librarians in SF moved to List of librarians in SF

2008-03-01T22:52:10Z

List of female, male, and other-gendered librarians in SF moved to List of librarians in SF

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2008-02-29T20:11:40Z

cat

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	[[Category:Characters by occupation]]		[[Category:Characters by occupation]]
	[[Category:~~Character lists~~]]		[[Category:Lists of characters]]
	[[Category:Character names needed]]		[[Category:Character names needed]]

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cat

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	[[Category:Characters by occupation]]		[[Category:Characters by occupation]]
	~~[[Category:Lists]]~~		[[Category:Character lists]]
	[[Category:Character lists]][[Category:Character names needed]]		[[Category:Character names needed]]

Debbie at 22:21, 6 August 2007

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	* [[Cimerone]] in [[The Enchanted Forest Chronicles]] by [[Patricia C. Wrede]] spends a lot of time working in the library and at one point holds the title Head Cook and Librarian.		* [[Cimerone]] in [[The Enchanted Forest Chronicles]] by [[Patricia C. Wrede]] spends a lot of time working in the library and at one point holds the title Head Cook and Librarian.
	* [[Jane Fletcher]]. The World Celaeno Chose (Dimsdale: London, 1999) - a librarian plays an important role (although by the time of the plot she is an ex-librarian)		* [[Jane Fletcher]]. The World Celaeno Chose (Dimsdale: London, 1999) - a librarian plays an important role (although by the time of the plot she is an ex-librarian)
	* [[Ellen Klages]], "In the House of the Seven Librarians" (''Firebirds Rising'' anthology)		* seven librarians in [[Ellen Klages]]' short story, "In the House of the Seven Librarians" (''Firebirds Rising'' anthology)
	* [[Joanna Russ]]' ''[[The Female Man]]'' ~~(one of the protagonists is a librarian)~~		* a protagonist in [[Joanna Russ]]'s ''[[The Female Man]]''
	* [[Nancy Springer]]~~, .~~ Fair Peril ~~(librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort)~~		* librarian protagonist and gay black male librarian cohort, in [[Nancy Springer]]'s ''[[Fair Peril ]]''.
	* [[Cynthia Ward]] . "Brass in Pocket" in New Amazons edited by Margaret Weis, 2000. ~~(not a very nice librarian; in fact a librarian that is one of the stereotypical shy women without social skills)~~		* a stereotypical shy librarian without social skills in [[Cynthia Ward]]'s short story, "Brass in Pocket" in ''[[New Amazons]]'' edited by [[Margaret Weis]], 2000.
	* [[M. K. Wren]]. ''A Gift Upon the Sea'' (tale centers around a post-holocaust archivist of books and the threats posed by fundamentalist christians)

	==Male and other-gendered librarians==		==Male and other-gendered librarians==
	* Rupert Giles in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" (TV series)		* Rupert Giles in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" (TV series)
	* [[Gill Alderman]], ''The Archivist''		* the title character in [[Gill Alderman]]'s ''The Archivist''
	* [[Nancy Springer]], ''[[Fair Peril]]'' ~~(librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort)~~		* The gay black male librarian cohort in [[Nancy Springer]]'s ''[[Fair Peril]]''
	* Flynn Carsen~~, a male librarian~~ ''[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]'' (fall 2004) and ''[[The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines]]'' (2006) (linked TV movies)		* Flynn Carsen iin ''[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]'' (fall 2004) and ''[[The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines]]'' (2006) (linked TV movies)
	* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)		* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)

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	* [[Jorge Luis Borges]]. ''The Library of Babel.''		* [[Jorge Luis Borges]]. ''The Library of Babel.''
			* [[Keith Donohue]]. ''The Stolen Child''
			* [[Rosemary Edghill]]. ''[[The Sword of Maiden's Tears]]''
	* [[Harlan Ellison]]. "Enter the Fanatic, Stage Center," in ''Gentleman Junkie'' (1961)		* [[Harlan Ellison]]. "Enter the Fanatic, Stage Center," in ''Gentleman Junkie'' (1961)
	* ~~[[Lirael]] in~~ [[Garth Nix]]'s [[Old Kingdom Books]]		* [[Garth Nix]]'s [[Old Kingdom Books]], featuring [[Lirael]]
	* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]		* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
	** [[The Telling]] (2000) (The whole thing is about libraries, really.)		** [[The Telling]] (2000) (The whole thing is about libraries, really.)
	** short story in ''Sea Road'' (not science fiction, but completists may want to read it just because it's by Le Guin)		** short story in ''Sea Road'' (not science fiction, but completists may want to read it just because it's by Le Guin)
			* [[Laurie J. Marks]]. Librarians, generally offstage, play a crucial role in the [[Elemental Logic series]], particularly in preserving the letter which [[Zanja na'Tarwein]] sends to Emil in ''[[Water Logic]]''.
			* [[Sean McMullen]]. ''[[Souls in the Great Machine]]''
			* [[Audrey Niffenegger]]. ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife]]''
	* [[Theodore Sturgeon]] . "[[If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?]]" (the Master Archivist, on an interestingly-described library-sort-of-planet, is the recipient of this tale which is otherwise not about librarians. The MA -- as an upper-echelon male -- has an attractive female secretary.)		* [[Theodore Sturgeon]] . "[[If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?]]" (the Master Archivist, on an interestingly-described library-sort-of-planet, is the recipient of this tale which is otherwise not about librarians. The MA -- as an upper-echelon male -- has an attractive female secretary.)
	* [[Sean McMullen]]. ''[[Souls in the Great Machine]]''
	* [[Carlos Ruiz Zafon]]. ''[[Shadow of the Wind]]''		* [[Carlos Ruiz Zafon]]. ''[[Shadow of the Wind]]''
	* Keith Donohue. ''The Stolen Child''
	* [[Audrey Niffenegger]]. ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife]]''
	* [[Rosemary Edghill]]. ''[[The Sword of Maiden's Tears]]''

	==Notable non-SFnal librarian works==		==Notable non-SFnal librarian works==
	* "Desk Set" (Katharine Hepburn's character)		* ''Desk Set'' (Katharine Hepburn's character)
	* "Party Girl" the movie and "Party Girl" the TV series		* ''The Music Man'' (stage musical and film), featuring Marian, the librarian, who has a whole song devoted to the rhyme of her profession and her name
			* ''Party Girl'' the movie and ''Party Girl'' the TV series

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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2007-06-30T22:39:37Z

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	* [[Audrey Niffenegger]]. ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife]]''		* [[Audrey Niffenegger]]. ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife]]''
	* [[Rosemary Edghill]]. ''[[The Sword of Maiden's Tears]]''		* [[Rosemary Edghill]]. ''[[The Sword of Maiden's Tears]]''

			==Notable non-SFnal librarian works==
			* "Desk Set" (Katharine Hepburn's character)
			* "Party Girl" the movie and "Party Girl" the TV series

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

Ide Cyan: /* Male and other-gendered librarians */ TV movies, not miniseries

2007-06-19T22:53:18Z

Male and other-gendered librarians: TV movies, not miniseries

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	==Male and other-gendered librarians==		==Male and other-gendered librarians==
	* Giles in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" (TV series)		* Rupert Giles in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" (TV series)
	* [[Gill Alderman]], ''The Archivist''		* [[Gill Alderman]], ''The Archivist''
	* [[Nancy Springer]], ''[[Fair Peril]]'' (librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort)		* [[Nancy Springer]], ''[[Fair Peril]]'' (librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort)
	* Flynn Carsen, a male librarian "[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]~~" miniseries~~ (fall 2004)		* Flynn Carsen, a male librarian ''[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]'' (fall 2004) and ''[[The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines]]'' (2006) (linked TV movies)
	* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)		* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)

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2007-06-19T22:08:11Z

flynn carsen

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	* Giles in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" (TV series)		* Giles in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" (TV series)
	* [[Gill Alderman]], ''The Archivist''		* [[Gill Alderman]], ''The Archivist''
	* [[Nancy Springer]], . Fair Peril (librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort)		* [[Nancy Springer]], ''[[Fair Peril]]'' (librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort)
	* librarian in "The Librarian" miniseries (fall 2004)		* Flynn Carsen, a male librarian "[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]" miniseries (fall 2004)
	* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)		* Mr. Raven in [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[Lilith (1895 novel)\|Lilith]]'' (1895) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)