“Weather,” by Jenny Offill. Librarian Lizzie Benson is a certain type of modern librarian — observant, wry and, as the novel progresses, increasingly anxious about the impending apocalypse. Like so many librarians, her default mode is “helping,” so she attempts to help everyone from her library patrons to her son to her addict brother and her reclusive mentor. Offill’s novel is mostly poetry: brief, melodic and written to the rhythm of New York neurosis.

“The Starless Sea,” by Erin Morgenstern. This is a winding and complex story with strong elements of fantasy and realism. It is about stories and those who love and are obsessed with them. The library here is mysterious and, perhaps, not quite safe.

“A Cat in the Stacks Mysteries,” by Miranda James. This series features Mississippi librarian Charlie Harris, who returns to his hometown to run the library. He has a Maine Coon cat he rescued named Diesel that is so big that he walks it on a leash! The cat has the run of the library (of course), which the children love. Diesel also helps solve the occasional mystery. I like these mysteries because they aren’t all blood and gore. Also, who doesn’t love a “mini-tiger” as a pet?