Nancy Pearl was raised in Detroit, Michigan and, by her own account, spent much time of her childhood at the public library.

Nancy Pearl asked as she took the stage, plucking at her elegant blouse.

As recommended by Nancy Pearl in More Book Lust.

Its 2011 winner was Seattle public librarian Nancy Pearl.

Booklist, June 1, 2001, Nancy Pearl, review of Mirabilis, p. 1835.

Recently, the Downtown branch was named by Nancy Pearl as one of "10 Great Places to Find a Nook and Read a Book", and printed in USA Today.

"Imagine being immortalized, dowdy or not," says Nancy Pearl, a librarian who is the executive director of the Washington Center for the Book in Seattle and the model for the new doll.

Until 2004, the library was home to Nancy Pearl, one of the few celebrity librarians in the English-speaking world.

In 2002, Nancy Pearl told Pahlow over dinner that librarians like herself "perform miracles every day."

Jack Broom, All booked up: Nancy Pearl's fame continues to grow, The Seattle Times (2004)

The first such program was "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book" in 1998, started by Nancy Pearl at Seattle Public Library's Washington Center for the Book.

Nancy Pearl was raised in Detroit, Michigan and, by her own account, spent much time of her childhood at the public library.

Nancy Pearl asked as she took the stage, plucking at her elegant blouse.

As recommended by Nancy Pearl in More Book Lust.

Its 2011 winner was Seattle public librarian Nancy Pearl.

Booklist, June 1, 2001, Nancy Pearl, review of Mirabilis, p. 1835.

Recently, the Downtown branch was named by Nancy Pearl as one of "10 Great Places to Find a Nook and Read a Book", and printed in USA Today.

"Imagine being immortalized, dowdy or not," says Nancy Pearl, a librarian who is the executive director of the Washington Center for the Book in Seattle and the model for the new doll.

Until 2004, the library was home to Nancy Pearl, one of the few celebrity librarians in the English-speaking world.

In 2002, Nancy Pearl told Pahlow over dinner that librarians like herself "perform miracles every day."