National Library Week: Ficitonal Librarians

National Library Week runs from April 14th through the 20th this year, and we hope that you'll have a chance to drop in and celebrate with us! This is a perfect time of year to sign up for a library card, learn a little more about what new resources we have available, or to take a look at all the exciting events we have coming up.This week alone we have story times, computer classes, and a visit from Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander (just to mention a few)!

This year we're also inviting YOU to share your favorite books with the Dubuque community. We've been collecting patron recommendations on our What Dubuque is Reading Pinterest Board for a few months now, and we thought it was time to bring the fun into the library itself. So be sure to stop by the Recommendations Desk on the first floor to pick up a book review bookmark and to check out the display of books selected by our fellow Dubuquers. And don't forget, we still offer the Personal Recommendations service: you tell us what you like to read, and we'll create a reading list just for you!

To celebrate National Library Week, we've pulled together a list of some of our favorite fictional librarians!

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• Marian Paroo, The Music Man
• Henry DeTamble, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• Barbara Gordon, Batgirl and Oracle in DC comics
• Isacc Vainio, Libriomancer by Jim C Hines
• Lirael, Lirael by Garth Nix
• Lucien, Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman
• Miss Rumphius, Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
• Flynn Carsen, The Librarian movies starring Noah Wyle
• Rupert Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Aurora Teagarden, Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
• Bunny Watson, Desk Set
• Library Wars by Hiro Arikawa & Sukumo Adabana
• The Librarian (as an orangutan), the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett

Who's your favorite librarian?