Library Doctor Talks Mysteries

Let's explore this week's mystery: what happened to the book Inventio Fortunata - the Fortunate Discovery.  We'll knock out the first mystery right at the beginning: what is the Inventio Fortunata? At the heart, it's a lost book. It is a travelogue, written by a person who traveled to the Arctic in about 1360, found interesting things, wrote about the trip, and brought that book back to the King o...

This small mystery may be a little higher profile than some of our stories, but I was surprised when I stumbled over it. It is a true crime story, which is not really my genre of interest. But in this case, it's not so much the crime we're looking at, it's the people, the oddness of this story. And it's just the kind of story that I like: nobody gets hurt here, nobody dies (well, only of natural c...

The Pacific Northwest is an area that is extremely beautiful (famously so), filled with amazing trees, mountains all over the place, and some of the most stunning scenery you can imagine. The wilderness is dense, and it's easy to see how the legends of Bigfoot have spread across the area. Once you get into the trees, it's hard to see very far; but you know that all kinds of creatures are also in t...

 am a doctor of information and library science, and I've been a librarian for more than 25 years. That means I like to know things, and I like to figure things out - and want to explore all the mysteries I can find. We are going to explore some small mysteries that nobody has solved yet. So, if you're curious, and just a little bit nerdy — you're in the right place.  Let's explore this week's mys...

We are going to explore some small mysteries that nobody has solved yet. So, if you're curious, and just a little bit nerdy — you're in the right place.  Let's explore this week's mystery: What happened to the Burnt City? Today we are going way back in time, farther than we have been so far. We are going to visit an ancient city, filled with some amazing things. A place that emptied out all the pe...

My name is Mary, the Library Doctor. I am a doctor of information and library science, and I've been a librarian for more than 25 years. That means I like to know things, and I like to figure things out - and want to explore all the mysteries I can find. We are going to explore some small mysteries that nobody has solved yet. So, if you're curious, and just a little bit nerdy — you're in the right...

My name is Mary, the Library Doctor. I am a doctor of information and library science, and I've been a librarian for more than 25 years. That means I like to know things, and I like to figure things out - and want to explore all the mysteries I can find. We are going to explore some small mysteries that nobody has solved yet. So, if you're curious and just a little bit nerdy — you're in the right...