#12 -- Here Lies the Librarian

This short, comical book by Richard Peck tells the story of a small town in the early 1900's. The town's librarian dies and the library shuts down. A group of ladies happen to be driving through the town when they notice the closed library.  Each of the four ladies happens to be librarians so they make it their duty to get the town and its citizens back up and running. 

To be honest, I read this book only because of its title and the fact that it was about how librarians revitalized a small town.  I personally liked it, but it may not appeal to the middle school age bracket.