The Role of the Librarian

1. The Role of the Librarian in the Sci Fi and Fantasy Genre

2. The Positive Image • Female • Married • Attractive • High status • Customer service oriented

3. The Negative Image • Hair in bun • Glasses • Sensible shoes • Antisocial • Rude to patrons

4. The Role of the Librarian Role of the Librarian A major role is positive 44% of the time A minor role is negative 37% of the time An in passing role is neutral 19% of the time

5. Henry from The Time Traveler’s Wife • Is afraid of being unaccepted • His coworkers support him throughout his life • Keeps returning to the library since it’s important to him • Finds love at the library when he meets his wife there

6. Lirael from The Old Kingdom • The 2nd Assistant Librarian • Intelligent • Adventurous • Knowledge is dangerous • Librarians have swords

7. Charmainfrom House of Many Ways Positive Traits Negative Traits • Stick thin • Hair in bun • Wears glasses • Great lover of books • Examples of cataloging • Different material types • Knows nothing practical • Not passive in personality

8. Resources Jones, D. W. (2009). House of Many Ways. New York: Greenwillow Books. Myers, M. J. (1998). Images of Librarians in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Including an Annotated List. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED420314 Niffenegger, A. (2004). The Time Traveler's Wife. Boston: Mariner Books. Nix, G. (2002). Lirael. New York: HarperTrophy. Background images from http://www.sxc.hu/ Movie and Book Images from Google Images: 1,2,3. Amanda Goodman 2009