6.5/1011 votes#1 - 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
8.3/106 votes#2 - 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
8.7/106 votes#3 - 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 votes#4 - 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
8.3/107 votes#5 - 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
8.8/108 votes#6 - 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
9.0/106 votes#7 - 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
8.8/106 votes#8 - 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
The Best Episodes of The Librarians Season 3
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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
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Mother of Pearl" is the best rated episode of "The Librarians" season 3. It scored 6.5/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Wayne Hope and written by Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, it aired on 10/13/2010. This episode is rated 1.8 points higher than the second-best, "Quid Pro Quo".