9.0/106 votesLoading...#1 - Pearl of Wisdom
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/2010
The library is a hub of activity for Senior Citizens Day. Frances is busy trying to find a replacement to take a tour group on a historical walk of Middleton when Terry arrives with Pearl.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
8.8/108 votesLoading...#2 - Milk, Not Cheese, Moon
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2010
Frances and Christine are both caught trying to steal fundraising money, meanwhile Nada is visited by another potential suitor, the mysterious Jaffar Abassi.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
8.8/106 votesLoading...#3 - The Power and the Passion
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/2010
The fundraising thermometer has hit rock bottom and government bureaucrat Xavier Fisher orders immediate cutbacks. Frances is determined to make a stand and save her staff.
Director: Tony Martin
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
8.7/106 votesLoading...#4 - Tsukiji
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2010
Frances meets Indigo the 'New Age' real estate agent who is going to sell Pearl's house and the mystery contents of the shipping container parked in Pearl's front yard are revealed.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
8.7/106 votesLoading...#5 - Dark Before Dawn
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2010
Gentle Pines is hounding Frances for payment. If she can't pay up, Pearl will end up living with Frances at the O'Brien house. Meanwhile back at the library, Dawn hands in her resignation.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
8.3/106 votesLoading...#6 - Quid Pro Quo
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2010
Frances needs to sell Pearl's house fast in order to pay for Pearl's accommodation at Gentle Pines nursing home. Meanwhile Xavier Fisher threatens staff cuts at Middleton Interactive.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
8.3/107 votesLoading...#7 - Kerching! Kerching!
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2010
Xavier Fisher pays an unexpected visit to the library to check on the fundraising activities, while Pearl moves back in with Frances.
Director: Tony Martin
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.8/108 votesLoading...#8 - Deliverance
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/2/2009
To her absolute shock and horror, Christine goes into labor a month early. With the labor ward full, she ends up in her worst nightmare - the birthing centre.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.5/1013 votesLoading...#9 - Repeat Offender
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/2007
Jacinta McSweeney from the Premier's Department inspects Middleton Interactive Learning Centre as a possible venue for the launch of the Premier's Book Week.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.5/108 votesLoading...#10 - Just Returned
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/5/2009
Frances O'Brien, devout Catholic and panic disorder sufferer, is back at the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre, but being head librarian of this outer suburban library is harder than ever.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.4/1010 votesLoading...#11 - 4 Kilos to Book Week
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/14/2007
Frances is on a diet in preparation for Book Week and as result is even more stressed and anxious than usual.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.4/1010 votesLoading...#12 - Amnesty
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/2007
Frances' true feelings for Christine are revealed in the most unlikely circumstances.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.3/1011 votesLoading...#13 - Unholy Matrimony
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/21/2007
Christine is preoccupied with trying to arrange an anniversary visit with her boyfriend Nikko in prison and neglects her School Holiday Boredom Busters program. Frances isn't happy.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.3/1010 votesLoading...#14 - And Nothing But the Truth
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/2007
Frances is flushed with excitement over Book Week but not for long. The truth behind Dawn's accident is revealed and Frances and Christine are brought together in the most unlikely circumstance.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.3/107 votesLoading...#15 - This Little Piggy
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/12/2009
With the official library opening only a week away, Frances feverishly regains control of her domain as Adrian Green, a big wig from the Library Association, arrives to assess Christine.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.3/107 votesLoading...#16 - Cut to the Quick
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/19/2009
The day of the new library's official opening arrives and Frances is determined to use the occasion to re-stamp her authority. However during the day, events go from bad to worse for Frances.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
7.3/107 votesLoading...#17 - Romeos and Juliets
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/26/2009
With Terry staying at his mum's house, Frances is tired and more irritable than usual. She's not sleeping, is drinking too much and is not able to concentrate at work.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
6.7/1017 votesLoading...#18 - Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/31/2007
Highly-strung head librarian Frances O'Brien has to face her past when her ex-best friend applies for a job and her world is turned upside down.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
6.5/1011 votesLoading...#19 - Mother of Pearl
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2010
Head Librarian Frances O'Brien is having a hellish time of it. Not only must the library turn a profit in order to stay open, but Frances's detestable mother Pearl comes to live with her.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
6.2/1013 votesLoading...#20 - My Rock
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/9/2009
It's the day of the National Library Awards. Frances still can't believe that Nada is nominated for Librarian of the Year. But an opportunity arises for Frances to annihilate Nada's chance for the award.
Director: Wayne Hope
Writer: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope
The Best Episodes of The Librarians
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Frances O'Brian, Head Librarian, is having a hellish time of it. And for once it's not all of her making. Frances' mother, suffering from both...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC TV
Best Episodes Summary
"Pearl of Wisdom" is the best rated episode of "The Librarians". It scored 9/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Wayne Hope and written by Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, it aired on 11/24/2010. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Milk, Not Cheese, Moon".