MAGUS OF THE LIBRARY (Toshoukan no Daimajutsushi), by Mitsu Izumi. First published in 2017 and first published in North America in 2019.
PLOT:
Theo loves nothing more than read. He spends most of his days being scorned for his pale skin, elven ears, and general poverty. He's even prohibited from using the village library, so he treasures every opportunity he gets to read and escape his everyday life. His dream is to visit the far-away city of Aftzaak, where it is said that every book in the world is stored. That dream becomes a reality when a quartet of librarians from Aftzaak come to his village. Through them, he discovers potential and kindness that Theo never though possible, and his own adventure is soon to begin.
