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If information is power, then there’s no hero mightier than a librarian. Librarians are superheroes, adventurers, explorers and invaluable guides to other heroes. Here are 20 amazing librarians who save the world every day!

As Spider Robinson writes in The Callahan Touch, “Mary Kay is one of the hidden masters of the world — a librarian. They control information. Don’t ever piss one off.” So here are 20 librarians who you shouldn’t ever piss off — but who might be a lot of help if you’re in a tight corner.

Flynn Carsen in The Librarian movies on TNT

The Librarian of Unseen University Library, in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels

Lirael in the Abhorsen novels by Garth Nix

Rex Libris in the Rex Libris comics

Iku Kasahara in Toshokan Sensou (Library War)

Margarita Staples and other librarians in Un Lun Dun by China Mieville

Evelyn “Evie” Carnahan in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns

Lara in the Superman comics

Barbara Gordon in Birds of Prey and other comics

Zoe Heriot in Doctor Who

The virtual Librarian in Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Luna Moth in the Escapist by Michael Chabon, Brian K. Vaughn, et al.

Elijah Bradley, The Patriot, in the Young Avengers

Lucien in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman

The Cheshire Cat in Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series

Giles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Wraith (Jennifer Maloy) in the Wild Cards universe

Haly in Libyrinth by Pearl North

The Psykers in Warhammer 40,000

Karma in The X-Men

by Charlie Jane Anders

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