Depictions of librarians in feature films include stereotypical tropes as well as positive portrayals. This program of carefully selected scenes provides perspective on the image of librarians – humorous or poignant – throughout a century of cinema. Featuring both favorite and long-forgotten films, including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Shadow of a Doubt, and Desk Set. See Marion the Librarian avoid the advances of The Music Man, Holly Golightly’s first visit to New York Public Library, Bette Davis battle censorship, and “Party Girl” Parker Posey embrace the Dewey Decimal System.
Jim Van Buskirk, a retired SFPL librarian, major movie buff, and public speaker, is the co-author of Celluloid San Francisco: The Film Lover’s Guide to Bay Area Movie Locations as well as other books, articles, blogs and radio broadcasts on San Francisco and film history.
Connect: Jim Van Buskirk - Website
LOCATION:West Portal - West Portal Children's Area CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1440M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Event Reminder - Presentation: Quiet, Please! Hollywood Librarians END:VALARM END:VCALENDAR