Looking for a Library-themed Holiday Gift?

Here’s the perfect holiday gift for this season for any librarian you may know. In past years we’ve settled for action figures. I also covet the librarian graphic novel which I’ve requested from my loved ones this year.
But nothing tops this. It’s even quite romantic for that special someone.
Madeleine Lefebvre, University Librarian at Halifax’s Saint Mary’s University, past president of the Canadian Library Association, and occasional actress has finally seen her book arrive in the flesh (paper?).
Madeleine scoured the globe for stories of people who have met and fallen in love in libraries. The result is The Romance of Libraries published this week by Scarecrow Press. You can order it here.
From the website:
“In the halls of knowledge, amidst the towering stacks of books, more than just facts and fiction await. The Romance of Libraries is a collection of true accounts of emotional attachments formed in and with libraries and the library field. Madeleine J. Lefebvre has gathered personal narratives from around the world from people who work in or use libraries. From the very young to those in their nineties, these people share their tales of love. While most accounts are about romances that developed in a library setting, some are about romances with libraries themselves. Loosely arranged by context, the stories – happy, sad, or bittersweet – share an over-arching theme of the transformative and emotive power of libraries in our lives. Lefebvre’s underlying message is that the physical library can play a role in our affections that the virtual library never can.”
Anyway, I hear that there is much speculation about the identities of some of the star(library?)-crossed librarian lovers. This book will generate more fun than the initials in the society column!
Stephen