A short introduction to various heavenly beings who protect library collections or librarians. They include fire demons from Sri Lanka, "the King of the Cockroaches" in Arabic texts, various patron saints from Chritianity, such as Saint Lawrence, Saint Jerome and Saint Catherine. This account also includes Quetzalcoatl from Meso-America, Lord Ganesh from the Hindu, and the "Great God Thoth" from ancient Egypt. All these beings are associated in some way with books, libraries or librarians. And libraries need all the protection they can get! See: http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B9z5pj0xezuaMmE1NmI1NGEtZDA5OS00ZGQ4LWFlYmIt... ( )