National Library Week

April means National Library Week, to be observed this year from April 12-18. What better way to celebrate the contributions of libraries and librarians than reading a few books that feature them? Whether you prefer librarians in literary fiction, historical fiction, humor, mystery, romance, or memoir, the following list offers a little something for everyone:

The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken

The Archivist by Martha Cooley

Raney by Clyde Edgerton    

The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton

The World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne (memoir)

The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman

Passing On by Penelope Lively

Distant Blood by Jeff Abbott

Dewey Decimal of Love by Josephine Carr

Poppy Done to Death by Charlaine Harris  

The Librarian by Larry Beinhart

Housewrights by Art Corriveau

The Lord's Motel by Gail D. Storey

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco