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Librarians in Pop Culture

Patrons and staff move around the main reading room of New York's Astor Library
Patrons and library staff in the main reading room of the Astor Library as shown in this c. 1860 wood engraving from the Smithsonian’s collections.

If you are anything like me, it is interesting to see representations of librarians in pop culture. While many people in my life think I’m shushing noisy patrons while stamping books, it’s fascinating to see how movies, television, and other media portray libraries and librarians.

Since our Bulletin theme is “new”, I can’t rely on my all-time favorite librarian movie, Desk Set from the 1950s, even though its theme of “what if computers replaced librarians?” continues to be relevant (AI anyone?) Here are some interesting and more recent portrayals of librarians in books, movies, television, and social media.

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