Madam Librarian - History and Historic Fiction (18 books)

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A selection of nonfiction history books about female librarians and novels based on the lives of famous women in libraries.

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1		The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 235,585 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		Writing IT - Novel, Plot, Characters: a novel creation toolkit (Writing it - a novel writer's toolkit Book 4) by Ed Adams (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,938 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe 4.15 avg rating — 65,370 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Boxcar Librarian by Brianna Labuskes (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 8,040 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 23,079 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1) by Kim Michele Richardson (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 268,821 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Horseback Librarians by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 338 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind by Cynthia Grady (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 652 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile by Gloria Houston 4.21 avg rating — 859 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 3,117 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter 4.17 avg rating — 3,761 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Carla Hayden: Librarian of Congress (Blastoff! Readers, Level 2) by Kate Moening 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Dr. Carla Hayden: The First Woman Librarian of Congress (Queens Of STEAM, 3) by Mari Bolte really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2) by Kim Michele Richardson (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 87,994 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 4,718 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 4,082 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories by Annette Bay Pimentel (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 278 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 2 voters · list created July 16th, 2025 by Georgina Warren (votes) .

Tags: bookmobile, books, feminism, historic-fiction, history, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, nonfiction, novels, strong-female, strong-girls, woman, women

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message 1: by Mitchell (new)

Sep 15, 2025 08:14PM

Mitchell Friedman

Georgina wrote: "There are two books at the top of this list that do not belong. READ DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY PLEASE!

I am requesting that these titles be removed because they are not about female librarians.

[boo..."

done

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message 2: by Georgina (new)

Sep 16, 2025 04:57AM

Georgina Warren

thank you!

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message 3: by Georgina (new)

Apr 03, 2026 07:51AM

Georgina Warren

I have a new request to remove this title from the list please.

Writing IT - Novel, Plot, Characters: a novel creation toolkit

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