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A cute and brainy bibliophile, this trope embodies the [[Moe|cute, shy, and vulnerable]] archetype as applied to a nerdy girl. She wanders around with her head in a book, and is ready to spout out facts at the drop of a hat. There's a tendency for her to be [[Shrinking Violet|shy, young, quiet and socially awkward]]. Occasionally this is highlighted by having her [[Meganekko|wear glasses]], or [[Peek-a-Bangs|have her bangs in her face to hide her eyes]]. She'll almost always be more conservatively dressed than most of the cast.

 

May overlap with [[Badass Bookworm]], [[Lovable Nerd]], [[Intelligence Equals Isolation]], and [[Adorkable]]. Contrast [[Hot Librarian]] for an older more authoritative version. Subtrope of [[Bookworm]].

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== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' has a male example with Yuuno Scrya. Head librarian of the [[Library of Babel|Infinity Library]] but he grew up to be quite the [[Bishounen|bishie]] after the [[Time Skip]].

** We also have Nanoha's daughter, Vivio, who was already a title librarian of the Infinity Library at the age of nine.

* Levy from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', though she's more [[Genki Girl]] than shy. Lucy's also a bit of a bookworm.

* Sheska from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''. Memorized the whole library, wears glasses and cute as a button.

* Eighth squad lieutenant Nanao Ise from ''[[Bleach]]'' wears glasses in her sleep, carries a book everywhere, scolds her [[Brilliant but Lazy]] captain for slacking off and in return, receives some "[[Chivalrous Pervert|compliments]]" from him. {{spoiler|Her ex-liutenant and now membress of the Visored, Risa Yadomaru, was a [[Hot Librarian]] when in their squad and used to read to young Nanao regularly. She's still a [[Meganekko]], but is more often seen reading porn... er, [[Josei]] manga now.}}

* Shiho from ''[[Naruto]]'' works in Konoha's cryptology department which is filled with books. She seems to be very attractive under her messy hair and thick glasses and has a major crush on Naruto's resident boy genius [[Brilliant but Lazy|Shikamaru]].

* Iina, Aruto and Kokoro from ''[[Kokoro Library]]'': Why be satisfied with one librarian? These sisters make this trope triple. Just too bad that there usually goes days between the customers of the titular library...

* Mia Kouji/Nasuti Yagyuu from ''[[Ronin Warriors]]'' isn't a 100% bookworm, but she ''is'' the granddaughter and heiress of a dead [[The Professor|university professor]] and handles his research to help the [[Five-Man Band]], so she counts anyway.

* Carol Reed from [[Oke no Monshou]], the cutest archeologist ever.

* Shizuku Tsukushima in ''[[Whisper of the Heart]]''. Possibly Seiji too, if he actually read all the books he checked out in hopes of getting Shizuku to notice him.

 

* Mimi Masters of the ''[[Ninja High School]]'' comic series, a studious and bespectacled teenage redheaded witch who is undeniably extremely attractive for all of her bookishness.

 

== Fan Works ==

 

== Film ==

 

== Literature ==

* The initial attraction between Betsy Ray and Joe Willard in ''[[Betsy Tacy]]'' hinges on them both being bookworms. Until they're almost engaged, almost all of their interactions involve books in some way.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

 

== Visual Novels ==

* Hiroko in ''[[Yume Miru Kusuri]]'' {{spoiler|which is immensely different from the 'normal' face she presents as Nekoko because her normal life pains her.}}

* Hanako in ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'', though the social isolation is actually due to a complex over her burn scars. The [[Peek-a-Bangs]] part of the trope are also for the same reason. Still a shy, quiet bookworm that covers her face, though.

 

== Video Games ==

* Maria/Mary in various ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' games is a cute, shy, [[Meganekko]], but still she is a librarian.

 

* Criminy from ''[[Sinfest]]'' is a good male example, from inside his fort of books. His large eyes, intellect, and a sweet demeanour are what [[Horny Devil|Fuchsia]] falls in love with.

 

== Web Original ==

* Spencer Jacobs in ''[[The Gungan Council]]'', the Keeper of Jedi Lore, yet ''sooo'' cute.

 

== Western Animation ==

* Jeanette from ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks]]''.

* Library Kid from ''[[Recess]]'' subverts this. She appears to be cute and shy, and is always in the library...but when outside, she's an insane [[Genki Girl]].

** Gretchen could fall under this trope.

 

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