It’s great that the Scottish Library and Information Council have arranged a screening of The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians through Film and I have a ticket!
It is the first full-length documentary film to focus on the work and lives of librarians. Using the entertaining and appealing context of American movies, the film will surprise many people who may think they know what librarians do.
I am tempted to get an Oscar party dress and along with my colleagues turn up on the red carpet to surprise the West of Scotland!
American movies contain so many examples of librarians and libraries on screen -- few positive, some very negative, some very funny and some offensive. Films such as Sophie's Choice, Philadelphia and the fabulous It's a Wonderful Life show librarians as negative stereotypes.
The librarians in Lorenzo's Oil, Desk Set and The Shawshank Redemption, on the other hand, are very clever, competent and professional. However there are many, many more fabulous and brilliant librarians, remarkable stories in real life Scottish libraries that we librarians keep quiet about ssshhh? http://www.slainte.org.uk/events/EvntShow.cfm?uEventID=1146
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