Give the Family My Love is a familiar and fun subtype--the Library story. The idea of a galactic collection of knowledge has sparked an incredibly complex and interesting literature. There are many lists but I personally like how they feature in David Brin's Uplift series.
This version tracks our current environmental concerns. The library is on an incredibly hostile world, with corrosive atmosphere. Turns out it's the librarians' home world, post environmental apocalypse, and future earth is coming to be in the same boat. Told as a series of communications to a frenemy mission controller, it's a fun read. Strong 3 stars.
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