Librarians are quiet heroes, guardians of the books, and underrated alternative to a search engine. They used to be our one stop for all our general knowledge needs however Google (other search engines are apparently available…) have slowly but surely taken that responsibility away from the libraries.
Librarians used to deal with all the strange, creepy, interesting, and outrageous questions the general public had to ask- and you will not believe some of the stuff people are willing to ask a stranger.














Critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ novel to be adapted for screen
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Critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ novel to be adapted for screen
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Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List 2026
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Raymond Briggs personal library goes on sale for charity
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Six Recommended Reads: Greek mythology
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Greek myths with their myriad of gods, goddess and mystical creatures have long intrigued, captured…