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A question for you... can you name a famous librarian?  Go on, think hard. 

It's a difficult one for a Saturday morning I know, but you might be surprised.

We've had a good think (ok, we cheated slightly and trawled the Internet as well) and these are some that we found.

Fictional:

• Rupert Giles (played by Anthony Head) in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Batgirl aka Barbara Gordon (played by Alicia Silverstone, amongst others) in Batman
• Evelyn Carnahan (played by Rachel Weisz) in The Mummy
• Dr Horace Worblehat in the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett
• Henry DeTamble (soon to be played by Eric Bana) in The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Real life:

• Philip Larkin (1922-1985) Poet and librarian at the University of Hull
• Casanova (1725-1798) Legendary womaniser and librarian for Count von Waldstein in the Chateau of Dux in Bohemia
• Mao Tse-Tung (1893-1976) Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and assistant to Chief Librarian and the University of Peking

One or two might fit the stereotype of a typical librarian, but the rest most certainly don't!

I'm sure that there are lots more, so if you know of any, please tell me.

Until next time

Suzanne