Cara Giamo

Apr 5, 2024 | atlasobscura.com | Jeffrey Brown |Cara Giamo |Natalie Zarrelli |Anika Burgess

An adaptation of Banksy’s “Flower Bomber,” this image shows a librarian throwing Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale. Librarians have never been a quiet bunch: Information, after all, is power. To mark National Library Week—typically celebrated the second full week of April—Atlas Obscura, fittingly, went into the archives to find our favorite stories of librarians who have fostered cultural movements, protected national secrets, and fought criminals.