Not Your Ordinary Librarian

When you picture a librarian, what do you imagine? An old white woman with glasses and a prudish disposition? That is the image that many people conjure up when asked to picture a librarian; with 82 per cent of the professional force being female and the average age of a librarian at 45, coupled with popular stereotypical images, it is difficult to dispute the perceptions. But there is more to librarians than meets the eye. This book will explore the origin of the image and popular media images of the librarian, in addition to the effects of the stereotype, and the challenges to the perception of librarians today. Provides contemporary examples from popular culture Chapters are supported by quotes, images and personal reflections Presents a study which offers authenticity

With a firm foundation on best practices drawn from a variety of institutions, this book maps out a partnership between academic librarians and instructional designers that will lead to improved outcomes.

Throughout history, many doctors have worked outside the occupation for which they were originally trained. Not Your Ordinary Doctor reveals sixty such medical truants who found fame in fields other than medicine. Meet Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's inspiration for Sherlock Holmes; cringe as Stalin tortures each of his eight doctors; follow John Keats, who abandons medicine to pursue his literary career. Within these pages are doctors who attended rulers such as Elizabeth I, Napoleon and Alexander the Great; artists, musicians and writers such as Somerset Maugham and Anton Chekhov; sporting heroes and adventurers including W.G. Grace and Che Guevara; and on a darker note, mass murderers like Hastings Banda and Buck Ruxton. Not Your Ordinary Doctor is a titillating collection filled with historical curiosities, fascinating whimsy and fresh speculation. These stories are by turns heroic and absurd, dazzling and ghoulish, inspired and tragic and, in the hands of master storyteller Jim Leavesley, never dull.

Murder should only be reserved for books. A small-town library is losing their stuff to murder. What is the connection between the deaths of these people? They were just ordinary people carrying out their everyday jobs. But secrets need to be kept hidden. Who is hiding something that they do not want releveled at any cost? And who next may be on the final chapter of this life?

Elijah thought that he would have just another typical summer in White Orchids Cove, but it turned out to be anything but typical at all. He thought his summer would be filled with fun late nights playing all the latest games on his best friend Matthew's Nintendo Switch and Fortnite online with buddies from school, but that wasn't the case. While taking the long way home on the first day of summer, Elijah came across an abandoned library that had been closed for over ten years. There was a big sign on the large red front doors saying "Stay Out," but something caught Elijah's attention through the window. Curiosity got the best of him, and he went inside to uncover the town's biggest and most magical secret. He couldn't believe the things that he saw and the things he was able to do. He knew that no one would believe him...or would they?