Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck

Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck (2006)

This is a hot pick for the children's summer reading program and that, combined with the intriguing title, convinced me to pick it up. Also, I've never read a Richard Peck book so this seemed like a good introduction. The heroine, Eleanor, was likable and I really enjoyed the theme of women pioneers. It takes place outside Indianapolis so the references to the area were especially amusing for me, as were the stereotypes of libraries and librarians! Peck brought in some "beautiful" and lively librarians to bring some excitement to a small Indiana town stuck in the past and in turn brought some great PR to librarianship. "Put two librarians' heads together, and mountains move."