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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.) | |||
* protagonist in "Paper Cuts Scissors" by [[Holly Black]] (in ''[[The Poison Eaters and Other Stories]]'') | |||
==Unsorted== | ==Unsorted== | ||
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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]]'' | ||
* [[Carlos Ruiz Zafon]]. ''[[Shadow of the Wind]]'' | * [[Carlos Ruiz Zafon]]. ''[[Shadow of the Wind]]'' | ||
Latest revision as of 17:42, 17 April 2012
SF fans and writers = bibliophiles; bibliophiles love librarians; and therefore librarians show up disproportionately in SF. Which is interesting because librarianship in real life is gendered profession, disproportionately female (and gay).
Female librarians
- "Batwoman"
- Evelyn Carnahan in "The Mummy" feature film, 1999
- 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)
- 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)
- a protagonist in Joanna Russ's The Female Man
- 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.
Male and other-gendered librarians
- Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (TV series)
- the title character in Gill Alderman's The Archivist
- The gay black male librarian cohort in Nancy Springer's Fair Peril
- 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) (the ghost of Mr. Raven, a librarian, haunts Mr. Vane's library)
- The 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.)
- protagonist in "Paper Cuts Scissors" by Holly Black (in The Poison Eaters and Other Stories)
Unsorted
- 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)
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- 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)
- 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
- Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Shadow of the Wind
Notable non-SFnal librarian works
- Desk Set (Katharine Hepburn's character)
- 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