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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 | 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]]" | * "[[Batwoman]]" | ||
* "The Mummy" feature film, 1999 | * "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. | * [[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) | ||
* [[Joanna Russ]]' The Female Man (one of the protagonists is a librarian) | |||
* [[Nancy Springer]], . Fair Peril (librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort) | |||
* [[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) | |||
* [[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== | |||
* Giles in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" (TV series) | * Giles in "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" (TV series) | ||
* [[Gill Alderman]], | * [[Gill Alderman]], ''The Archivist'' | ||
* [[Nancy Springer]], . Fair Peril (librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort) | |||
==Unsorted== | |||
* [[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]] | ||
* [[Ellen Klages]], "In the House of the Seven Librarians" (''Firebirds Rising'' anthology) | * [[Ellen Klages]], "In the House of the Seven Librarians" (''Firebirds Rising'' anthology) | ||
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] [[The Telling]] (2000) (The whole thing is about libraries, really.) | * [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] [[The Telling]] (2000) (The whole thing is about libraries, really.) | ||
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]. short story in Sea Road (not science fiction, but completists may want to read it just because it's by Le Guin) | * [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]. short story in Sea Road (not science fiction, but completists may want to read it just because it's by Le Guin) | ||
* [[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'' | * Sean McMullen, ''Souls in the Great Machine'' | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 29 April 2007
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"
- "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)
- Joanna Russ' The Female Man (one of the protagonists is a librarian)
- Nancy Springer, . Fair Peril (librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort)
- 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)
- 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
- Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (TV series)
- Gill Alderman, The Archivist
- Nancy Springer, . Fair Peril (librarian protagonist / gay black male librarian cohort)
Unsorted
- Harlan Ellison, . "Enter the Fanatic, Stage Center," in Gentleman Junkie (1961)
- Lirael in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom Books
- Ellen Klages, "In the House of the Seven Librarians" (Firebirds Rising anthology)
- Ursula K. Le Guin The Telling (2000) (The whole thing is about libraries, really.)
- Ursula K. Le Guin. short story in Sea Road (not science fiction, but completists may want to read it just because it's by Le Guin)
- 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