Last Updated on 10 August 2025

The following list is a compilation of the 100 best fictional librarians of all time. I averaged 24 different ranked lists of “best fictional librarians” to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including the full spreadsheet and links to all 24 lists that were averaged.

  1. Rupert Giles – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  2. Evelyn Carnahan O’Connell – The Mummy
  3. Barbara Gordon – Batman universe
  4. The Orangutan Librarian – Discworld Universe
  5. Lucien – The Sandman
  6. Marian the Librarian – The Music Man
  7. Mary – Party Girl
  8. Tammy II – Parks and Recreation
  9. Flynn Carsen – The Librarian(s)
  10. The Grey Lady – Ghostbusters
  11. Belle – Once Upon a Time
  12. Mr. Dewey – The Pagemaster
  13. Madam Pince – Harry Potter
  14. Andy Dufresne – The Shawshank Redemption
  15. Mrs. Phelps – Matilda
  16. Bunny Watson – Desk Set
  17. Conan the Librarian – UHF
  18. Wan Shi Tong – Avatar: The Last Airbender
  19. Vox – The Time Machine (2002)
  20. Gloria Mundy – Foul Play
  21. Jocasta Nu – Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  22. Lt. Bookman – Seinfeld
  23. Cussy Mary Carter – The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
  24. Mr. Atoz – Star Trek: TOS
  25. Jacqueline Kirby – the Jacqueline Kirby series
  26. Kaisa – Hilda
  27. Lady Jain – Castle Waiting
  28. Martha Storm – The Library of Lost and Found
  29. The Cheshire Cat – Thursday Next series
  30. Henry DeTamble – The Time Traveler’s Wife
  31. CAL – Doctor Who
  32. Mrs. Elm – The Midnight Library
  33. Alicia Hull – Storm Center
  34. Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson – Orange is the New Black
  35. Alice – Ghostbusters
  36. Aurora Teagarden – Real Murders
  37. Carolina – Desperado
  38. George and Lance – She-Ra & the Princesses of Power
  39. Monsieur Perdu – The Little Paris Bookshop
  40. Olivia Caliban – A Series of Unfortunate Events
  41. Rabid Librarians – Welcome to Night Vale
  42. Sayuri Komachi – What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
  43. Oshima – Kafka on the Shore
  44. Romney Wordsworth “The Obsolete Man” – The Twilight Zone
  45. Mary Hatch – It’s a Wonderful Life
  46. Cassandra Killian – The Librarians
  47. Cimorene – The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
  48. Death – Bitterblue
  49. Helma Zukas – the Miss Zukas mystery series
  50. Samantha – What You Wish For
  51. The Librarian – Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
  52. The Underground Network of Librarians – Our Missing Hearts
  53. Mr. Ambrose – Bob’s Burgers
  54. Alice – The Giver of Stars
  55. Emily – The Station Agent
  56. Irene Winters – The Invisible Library
  57. Reine-Marie Gamache – the Chief Inspector Gamache series
  58. Betty Lou Perkins – The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag
  59. John Lewis – Only Two Can Play
  60. Ms. Hushbaum (The Loud Librarian) – All That
  61. Dr. Abigail Chase – National Treasure
  62. A-Through-L – The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
  63. Lirael – Old Kingdom Trilogy
  64. Mr. Gabriel – Evil Librarian
  65. Ms. Dalton – Satuday Night Live
  66. Xi’an Coy Manh “Karma” – X-Men
  67. The Librarian, aka Margaret Gesner – Monsters University
  68. Lynn Wells – Major League
  69. Mika Moon – The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
  70. Mrs. Rabbit – Peppa Pig
  71. Night Vale Public Librarians—Welcome to Night Vale
  72. The Ninja Librarians – The Ninja Librarians: The Accidental Keyhand
  73. Twilight Sparkle – My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
  74. Amma – Beautiful Creatures
  75. Belle da Costa Greene – The Personal Librarian
  76. Charles Halloway – Something Wicked This Way Comes
  77. Miss Meriweather – Library Lion
  78. Librarian – Bluey
  79. Lehabah – House of Earth and Blood
  80. Winifred Burkle – Angel
  81. Gwyn & Nesta – A Court of Silver Flames
  82. Mariah – Community
  83. Paige Turner – Arthur
  84. Rex Libris – The Rex Libris Comics
  85. Sam – Library Mouse
  86. Zelda Schiff – The Magicians
  87. Brooke Rockwell – That ’70s Show
  88. Isaac Vainio – Libriomancer
  89. Miss Greever – Beezus & Ramona
  90. Jill – Tomcats
  91. Maudette Hornsby – Psych
  92. The Narrator – The Library of Babel
  93. Jorge of Burgos – The Name of the Rose
  94. Marcella – Cal
  95. Marion – Seinfeld
  96. Marienne Bellamy – You
  97. Brooks Hatlen – The Shawshank Redemption
  98. Mike Hanlon – It: Chapter Two
  99. The Librarian – Snow Crash
  100. Peggy Cort – The Giant’s House

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