#library

11 stories

The Latina Librarian | La Bibliotecaria

Anastasia Chrome•3 min read

A quiet librarian's life changes when a regular patron starts leaving love poems in the books she recommends

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Béni Abbès Blessing

Yasmina Khadra•2 min read

Aïcha preserves ancient manuscripts at Béni Abbès' desert library. When scholar Henrik arrives digitizing endangered texts, she shows him that some wisdom resists pixels. 'El 'ilm f'el waraq' (العلم في الورق) - Knowledge is in the paper.

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Durham Scholar

Anastasia Chrome•4 min read

In the ancient university city, rare books librarian Margaret discovers that the visiting American professor wants more than access to manuscripts.

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مجلد الكتب | The Bookbinder of Fez

Yasmine Benali•2 min read

A traditional bookbinder discovers passion with a rare book collector in the ancient city of Fez.

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Library Love

Layla Al-Rashid•2 min read

Librarian Amina digitizes ancient manuscripts at King Abdullah Library. When technologist Chen develops her archival systems, preservation becomes personal. 'Al kutub tuwaththiq al hubb' (الكتب توثق الحب) - Books document love.

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The Librarian's Late Return

Anastasia Chrome•5 min read

Miss Evelyn has run the Westside Branch Library for thirty years. When a patron returns a book twenty years overdue along with an apology, she discovers some stories have happy endings.

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The Library Love

Anastasia Chrome•1 min read

Librarian Fatima works late cataloguing Urdu texts. When researcher Kamran starts requesting books just to see her, their quiet exchanges become something worth writing about.

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Tlemcen Treasure

Yasmina Khadra•3 min read

Amina restores ancient manuscripts at Tlemcen's historic library. When historian Djamel arrives researching his family's past, she helps him uncover treasures in dusty pages—and in each other. 'El 'ilm nour' (العلم نور) - Knowledge is light.

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The Royal Library | المَكْتَبَةُ المَلَكِيَّةُ

Anastasia Chrome•2 min read

A princess builds the greatest library in Arabia to preserve knowledge for eternity

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The Forbidden Library of Cordoba | المَكْتَبَةُ المُحَرَّمَةُ في قُرْطُبَة

Anastasia Chrome•5 min read

A scholar seeking ancient texts finds herself entangled with the mysterious guardian of Cordoba's most forbidden collection, where knowledge and passion intertwine.

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The Librarian's Secret | سِرُّ أَمينِ المَكْتَبَة

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

In the vast library of Cordoba, a female librarian guards ancient manuscripts and a burning desire that a visiting scholar from Baghdad finally ignites.

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