My Friday Night Fights Sci-Fi round entry, the Librarian-droid of New Alexandria, Mars
New Alexandria hadn’t had a patron in centuries, but that didn’t matter to Gary; he put on his tie and wheeled into work every day regardless. Because what mattered was the books. Not tapes, not discs, not scans, not neural imprints but honest to God Earth books. Gary’s library was the last place in the galaxy a being could read a real book, and if anyone ever wanted one again, he’d be ready.
