There was a great post by Jessamyn West a while back that guides journalists on how to represent library staff accurately in the media. We all know there is a significant gap between the most of the public's perception of libraries (shushing!) and what actually happens in them. So, understandably, I was a little hesitant to look at this Bookriot list of Great Library Scenes In Film, however there were some pleasant surprises as many more "special collections" were included than expected.
Are there any significant ones missing? Party Girl starring the indie darling Parker Posey is conspicuously absent, and has an hilariously vicarious exchange between library staff and a patron reshelving a book. Not that any of us would really ever do that.
Oh, and Doctor Who, of course, for an extra specially creepy library.
And a stereotypically outdated view of libraries in the latest round of superbowl ads.
What's your favorite library scene in a movie or television? Did any of these particularly resonate with you? Do you find them to be accurate, or laughably misguided?
City of Angels. The angels like to sit on teh beams of the ceiling and look down, they also sit behind people that are reading and read over their shoulder, because they can't turn pages.
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