Wednesday, February 02, 2022

by Debbie Rosenberg

Did you know that February is "Library Lovers' Month?" In celebration, I have gathered a number of novels that take place in libraries or star librarians. I haven't read all of these yet, but I have a good start on my TBR (To be read) list!

Remember that if the paper copy is checked out when you go looking for it, you can place a hold or check for the title in a different format such as large print, book on cd, or as an eBook.

   The body in the library : a Miss Marple mystery by Agatha Christie
 

Agatha Christie's classic mystery of the Bantrys who wake to find a young woman dead in their library.  Who is she and how did she get there?  Miss Marple is called to investigate. Also owned in Large Print, Book on CD, and on DVD in "Agatha Christie's Marple. Series 1"

  The Library at the edge of the world by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
 

When her marriage falls apart Hanna Casey returns home to the rural Irish town that she left behind.  She's now the local librarian and is determined to reclaim her independence and leads the battle to restore the heart and soul of the Finfarran Peninsula's community.

  The Lending library by Aliza Fogelson

When her library closes indefinitely Dodie decides to turn her sunroom into a small lending library.  What a great way to form friendships!

  The library of lost and found by Phaedra Patrick

Librarian Martha Storm receives a book of fairy tales from her grandmother Zelda who she believed died years ago under mysterious circumstances.  A heartwarming tale with vivid characters.

  Summer hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern

After 15 year old Sunny shoplifts a dictionary from her local library, she's assigned community service at the library over the summer.  A tale of family, the kind you come from and the kind you make. 

  The Eyre affair by Jasper Fforde

Time travel is real and literature is taken very seriously.  After a master criminal stole a manuscript and killed off a minor character who then disappeared from all copies of the book, it's a very serious matter indeed when that same criminal steals Jane Eyre off the pages.  Enter Thursday Next to try to save Jane.

  Murder at the 42nd Street library by Cornelius Lehane

Ray Ambler who manages the crime fiction department joins forces with NYPD detective Mike Cosgrove to solve a murder at one of the world's most famous libraries. First in the series.

  Death overdue : a haunted library mystery by Allison Brook

The first book in the Haunted library mystery series. A cozy mystery series starring Carrie Singleton, the program and event coordinator librarian who solves mysteries with the help of the ghost in the stacks.

  Better late than never : a Library lover's mystery by Jenn McKinlay

Lindsey Norris and her staff hold an amnesty day to get back many of the overdue library materials.  So many items come back, it's hard to tell who returned what item.  When Lindsey finds the book that a murdered teacher borrowed on the day of her murder, Lindsey suspects the murderer returned the book.

Debbie Rosenberg is a member of Fond du Lac Public Library's reference department.