This is a list of short films and documentaries (plus a few miscellaneous items, like video games) that feature librarians. I have collected these titles from various sources (books, web sites, articles). As I have narrowed my focus to English-language feature films, I cannot state for certain that every title on this list actually includes a librarian.
#s – A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
#s
180 (2005) — Short
1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets (2010)
A
After Twilight (2005) — Short
Am I Normal? A Film About Male Puberty (1979) — Documentary short
Articulate! (2009) — Animated short
B
Bookcruncher (2002) — Short
Bound for Headlines (2003) — Short
Les Bûchers qu’on ignore (France, 2000) — Short
C
The Case of the Deadly Flamingo, or How to Do Company Research (1986) — Short (instructional)
The Connivers (1994) — Short
D
Dancer (2003) — Short
Dark Seed (1992) — Video game
Despair (2010) — Short
Discworld (1995) — Video game
Down with America (1997) — Short
Down With America 3: Moldy Kitten (1999) — Short
Drop Till You Shop: Library Rats (2008) — Short
E
Even Kids Started Small (Israel, 2006) — Short
An Evening with Ben Patterson (2010) — Documentary short
EverQuest II (2004) — Video game
F
The Film That Was Lost (1942) — Short (historical)
Fishtales (1998) — Short
Fractions of Hell (2010) — Short
French Lovers (1985) — Short (France)
A Friend of Dorothy’s (1994) — Short
G
Garfield Gets a Life (TV, 1991) — Animated short
Ghost Hunter (2003) — Video game
La Gioconda está triste (Spain, 1977) — Short
The Goosehill Gang and the Gold Rush Treasure Map (1980) — Short
The Great Library Misery (1938) — Short
H
Herb & Dorothy (2008) — Documentary
The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians Through Film (2007) — Documentary
The Human Press (2003) — Short
I
I Am… (2005) — Short
In Dreams (2009) — Short
Into the Darkness (2006) — Short
Iowa Is Closed Today (2010) — Short
J
Junior High School (1978) — Short
K
Kadís (2010) — Short
King’s Quest II: Romancing the Stones (2002) — Video game
L
Larry the Loud Librarian (2009) — Short
The Librarian Dialogues (2005) — Short
Library Staff Notice (2005) — Short
Lorraine (2010)
Love Naturally (2010) — Short
Lucy’s Piano (2006) — Short
M
Madchen’s Uniform (2004) — Short
Mandy’s Grandmother (1978) — Short
Manopus (2011) — Short
Marcus’ Story (2004) — Short
The Martin Administration (aka Regjeringen Martin, Norway, 2002) — Short
The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) — Video game
Mendez v. Westminster: Families for Equality (2010) — Short
The Missing (2003) — Short
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge (1991) — Video game
My Name Is Yu Ming (aka Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom, Ireland/China, 2003) — Short
N
Naked in the 21st Century (2004) — Documentary short
Night of Anubis (2005) — Short
O
Off Key (2010) — Short
Office Hostages (2004) — Short
Once Beautiful Past (2008) — Short
One Lonely Lost Umbrella Seeks Companion (2005) — Short
Out of the Blur (aka Fai wa siu suet, Hong Kong, 1996) — Short
P
Perfect Day (2007) — Short
The Phantom Museum: Random Forays Into the Vaults of Sir Henry Wellcome’s Medical Collection (TV, 2003) — Short
Pink Butterfly (2005) — Short
Public Library Characters (2010) — Documentary short
Q
La Quemadura (2010) — Documentary
The Quest for Freedom (TV, 1992) — Short
R
Rare Books and Manuscripts (2005) — Short
A Really Important Person (1947) — Short
The Reckoning (2005) — Short
Reservation (2010) — Short
Ripper (1996) — Video game
Room Service (2007) — Short
Roshambo (2010) — Short
S
Say It Again, Sam (2004) — Short
Scent (2010) — Short
Self Improvement (2006) — Short
The Silencer (1999) — Short
Szerafina (Hungary, 2007) — Short
T
Tales of a Golden State: The Mendez v. Westminster Story (2009) — Documentary short
Terezín Diary (1990) — Documentary
Thief II: The Metal Age (2000) — Video game
Tim’s New Hope (2004) — Short
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2003) — Short
Toute la mémoire du monde (1956) — Documentary short, France
U
Unusual Occupations (1942) — Documentary short
W
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (2004) — Video game
Why the Irish Dance That Way (2006) — Short
Wulf (2009) — Short
Y
Yalp (2004) — Short
Yes, Virginia (TV, 2009) — Animated short
Z
Zombiez!! (2007) — Short
