New year, new resources

Highlighting a few sites and resources that I’ve added recently to my Resources page

In the midst of a review-and-reorganize mode that happens to me every January, I wanted to highlight a few sites and resources that I’ve added recently to my Resources page. Enjoy!


Pop! Goes the Librarian:


This new blog by new librarian Maria Atilano began as a Social Media Management class project this past summer, and has since continued past library school. Fun, bright, cheeky, thought-provoking. I like it all. šŸ˜€

Pop Goes the Librarian header
Pop Goes the Librarian header

Libraries/Librarians in the Movies:


Go Pinterest! The “library ninjas” at Saint Mary’s College Library started this Pinterest board to showcase reel libraries and librarians — and have even used some pics from this here blog. šŸ™‚ I also periodically check back in for any new titles I need to add to my Master List.

Libraries/Librarians in the Movies Pinterest board header
Libraries/Librarians in the Movies Pinterest board header

From Spinsters to Cyberpunks: The Changing Face of Female Librarians:


This is an essay available online from the Library Student Journal, from the December 2011 edition. It’s always illuminating to be able to view a library science student’s perspective (see Pop! Goes the Librarian above), and this article’s author, Rosemary Kiladitis, was a media student before turning to library science. This article is an interesting read, with such observations as:

This discomfort, even shame, over a stereotypical image threatens to overwhelm the profession as it continues the vicious cycle of passing this discomfort onto newcomers. DuprĆ© (2001) argues in ā€œThe Perception of Image and Status in the Library Professionā€ that the obsession with the stereotype, not the stereotype itself, is the problem.

When considering the image of the librarian and how the bun-headed spinster is played for laughs throughout the years, I go to the familiar: the movies. The cinema creates a snapshot of society in a given time period, and the image of the librarian is there for all to see.

What happens to the bun-headed spinster? Despite the professional angst, I believe she is a beloved touchstone.


Any new resources you’ve come across lately, or new movies you’ve seen featuring librarians? Please leave a comment and let me know!


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Author: Jennifer

Librarian, blogger, movie lover

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