She also happily uses her position to blackmail and embarrass people. She is one of the show's recurring antagonists, regularly going out of her way to seduce and lead Ron away, or trying to mess up his attempts at finding happiness. In Parks and Recreation, Ron's second ex-wife Tammy II works at the Pawnee Library.She turns out to be willing to help the protagonists when she is temporarily freed. The Librarian from Wings of Fire is a villain who tries to kill the protagonists except only because she is being permanently mind-controlled by the Big Bad.The villain from The Library Policeman in Four Past Midnight is an Ambiguously Human creature posing as a librarian.Needless to say, the library gets a new, much more likeable caretaker the next day. LeFay plans the same fate for the protagonist, threatening to make him a boring reference book no one will want to check out, only to accidentally unlock one of her previous victims: Merlin. He and a friend stay in the library after closing and discover the Librarian is in fact Morgan LeFay, and that she's actually been turning people she doesn't like into books to add to her collection.

It doesn't help that such people tend to disappear after catching her ire.

There is a short story in an anthology about a boy who suspects his town librarian is evil, particularly given how nasty she is towards those who accidentally damage her books.

The Librarians of Alexandria are not part of the organization, but that doesn't make them any less dangerous. There are several different branches, including the Wardens of Standard, the Scrivener's Bones, the Shattering Glass, and Dark Oculators. The titular evil librarians control a large part of the world, with the exception of the Freelands. Often times, works featuring the non-sexy variety of evil librarians will be favorites of actual librarians.

Hot librarians may also be evil, as Sex Is Evil. This will probably overlap with Scary Librarian.

Their reactions to overdue or damaged books might be high fees. If that's the case, they're probably some variety of manipulator, as they're presumably familiar with the human mind from reading so much. Sometimes, it's only a single librarian who is evil. In these cases, libraries are often perilous. They can be cult members, who believe either that the world is not ready for any advanced knowledge or are an organization that controls the flow of knowledge. As everyone knows, knowledge is dangerous, and that means the people who control that knowledge might be dangerous too.Įvil librarians in fiction come in a variety of forms. or else I'll have to send the Library Policeman after you.' And they're not renewable, so be sure to get them back by April sixth. 'I've been in the business a long, long time, Sam.

Alcatraz versus the evil librarians