The Last Librarian

by Debbie De Louise

Can society exist without libraries? In the year 2050, Dorina Reinhardt, employed as an Information Tutor after her job as a librarian became obsolete secretly shares print books after the Technology War declared them illegal. When a lost kitten turns up on her doorstep and a boy comes to claim him, Dorina is caught up in a dangerous mission in which the stakes may be too high and those who seem to be on her side may be the ones she should distrust.

33 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 14, 2018

About the author

Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a reference librarian at a public library on Long Island. She is a member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters-in-Crime, and the Cat Writer’s Association. She has a BA in English and an MLS in Library Science from Long Island University. Her published novels include the 6 books of her Cobble Cove cozy mystery series: A Stone's Throw, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Written in Stone, Love on the Rocks, No Gravestone Unturned, and Sneaky's Supernatural Mystery and Other Cobble Cove Stories, her paranormal romance, Cloudy Rainbow, her mystery thriller Reason to Die, her psychological mystery, Sea Scope, and her time-travel novel, Time's Relative. She also published a romantic comedy novella featuring a jewel heist caper, When Jack Trumps Ace and a cat poetry book, Meows and Purrs. Debbie also has a new series, the Buttercup Bend Mysteries, the first one of which is The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady. Debbie has also written articles and short stories for several anthologies of various genres. She lives on Long Island with her husband, daughter, and two cats.

Reviews

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although I don't go to the Library anymore it was my absolute favorite place to visit as a child. I could spend hours in there. Whether it was the immense New York City Public Library or our small town library--according to my Mom--once in one it was very hard to get me to leave. The title then the premise of this short story got to me. The very thought of no libraries puts me in a sweat!! And even though I can no longer read hard cover or print books very easily unless I get the LARGE PRINT-I am able to read online--which as every one knows--I do!!

This is in the not too distance future and all libraries are closed--the only books are held by individuals who will share them on occasion. Dorine, an ex-librarian meets up with the father of the boy whose kitten she found. The father is trying to build a library and he would like Dorine to be the librarian.

Unfortunately there are people who do not want the printed word in books---and there is a bit of a problem that occurs--but have no fear---alls well that ends well (Shakespeare, I believe).