The characters / Recurring character
Library Al
Library Al is recorded in 2 distinct stories.
Reveal identity notes · spoilers
Both Hodges sequels place Library Al on Brady's ward distributing books and Zappit devices; one identifies him as the orderly.
Also recorded as Al Brooks, Alvin Brooks, Z-Boy.
Stories and supporting passages
End of Watch
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
That’s the connection I was trying to make. If it is a connection, and not just a coincidence. There was a guy, I don’t know his last name, everyone just called him Library Al, who used to hand Zappits out along with Kindles and paperbacks when he made his rounds.
Both Hodges sequels place Library Al on Brady's ward distributing books and Zappit devices; one identifies him as the orderly.
Read source context Spoilers · Story context
Police explicitly identify the hospital worker as Library Al.
Finders Keepers
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
She says he’s in his room. Hodges ambles down the hall toward Room 217, where a certain patient resides at state expense. Before Hodges gets there, he meets the orderly the nurses call Library Al. He’s in his sixties, and—as usual—he’s pushing a trolley cart packed with paperbacks and newspapers.
Both Hodges sequels place Library Al on Brady's ward distributing books and Zappit devices; one identifies him as the orderly.