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Blog anniversary | ‘Reel Librarians’ blog turns 12!

Celebrating 12 years of Reel Librarian love!

Twelve years ago (!!!!!!!!!!!!), on September 19, 2011, I published my very first post, “Where do I begin? A love story” on Reel Librarians. That post also explains the background about my 20+ years interest in analyzing portrayals of librarians in film. And every year on my blog anniversary, I compare the blog stats through the years, as well as review this past year’s most popular posts. Let’s dig in and reflect, shall we?

Lego Librarian with balloons
Lego Librarian with balloons

Quick stats

Here is an update on how this blog has grown over the years. I added the total word count category last year, because I thought it was fun to document how my posts have gotten wordier over the years!

Categories2012 (after 1 year)2023 (after 12 years)
Total views:19,000+518,000+
Total visitors:900+350,000+
Total comments:1651,500+
Total posts:153586
Total word count:28,448593,000+
Comparing blog stats through the years

Top 10 most popular posts this past year

  1. A closer look at the library scene in ‘Hidden Figures’ (2016) — originally published March 2021
  2. Books and book-burning in ‘Fahrenheit 451’ — originally published May 2017
  3. 31 thoughts and questions I had while watching ‘A Winter Romance’ (2021) — originally published Dec. 2021
  4. ‘You, Me and Dupree’ — and the Naughty Librarian — originally published Aug. 2015
  5. The dragon lady librarian in ‘The Golden Child’ — originally published June 2019
  6. ‘It’s a wonderful’… stereotype? — originally published Sept. 2011
  7. ‘Indiana Jones and the’ reel librarian — originally published July 2018
  8. Angels in the library in ‘Wings of Desire’ — originally published Jan. 2018
  9. Banned books in ‘Beautiful Creatures’ — originally published Aug. 2021
  10. Marion or Marian?  — originally published May 2012

Previous blog anniversary posts

Want to relive past blog-iversary celebrations and stats? Browse below:

Thank you all for reading, whether it’s your first or twelfth year!

‘Reel Librarians’ blog enters the tween years | 11th blog anniversary

Celebrating 11 years of Reel Librarian love!

Last year, Reel Librarians celebrated its first decade, and now we enter our tween years. 😉 Eleven years ago, on September 19, 2011, I published my very first post, “Where do I begin? A love story” on Reel Librarians. That post also explains the background about my decades-long interest in analyzing portrayals of librarians in film.

And why not help celebrate with a flashback to when I dressed up for last year’s Halloween as the Lego Librarian?! You can view more pics here in this Oct. 2021 post.

Dressing up as the Lego Librarian for Halloween last year! My coffee cup reads: "Marian retired. I'm in charge now!" (a reference to Marian the Librarian in 'The Music Man')
Dressing up as the Lego Librarian for Halloween last year! My coffee cup reads: “Marian retired. I’m in charge now!” (a reference to Marian the Librarian in ‘The Music Man’)

Quick stats

Here is an update on how this blog has grown over the years. I added the total word count category last year, because I thought it was fun to document how my posts have gotten wordier over the years!

Categories2012 (after 1 year)2022 (after 11 years)
Total views:19,000+453,000+
Total visitors:900+302,000+
Total comments:1651,500+
Total posts:153581
Total word count:28,448542,000+
Comparing blog stats through the years

Top 10 most popular posts this past year:

  1. 31 thoughts and questions I had while watching ‘A Winter Romance’ (2021) — originally published Dec. 2021
  2. A closer look at the library scene in ‘Hidden Figures’ (2016) — originally published March 2021
  3. Books and book-burning in ‘Fahrenheit 451’ — originally published May 2017
  4. The dragon lady librarian in ‘The Golden Child’ — originally published June 2019
  5. Smelling a rat in ‘Homicide’ — originally published April 2012
  6. ‘You, Me and Dupree’ — and the Naughty Librarian — originally published Aug. 2015
  7. Angels in the library in ‘Wings of Desire’ — originally published Jan. 2018
  8. ‘It’s a wonderful’… stereotype? — originally published Sept. 2011
  9. Law librarian failure in ‘Philadelphia’ (1993)  — originally published June 2020
  10. Marion or Marian?  — originally published May 2012

Previous blog anniversary posts

Want to relive past blog-iversary celebrations and stats? Browse below:

Thank you all for reading, whether it’s your first or eleventh year!

BONUS! Recently added Reel Librarian titles (August 2022)

This month marks 1 year (!) of doing these monthly bonus posts for new titles added during the prior month. Thanks again to Ljuba and Tina for inspiring this idea (you can read more about this real-life librarian couple here in this post). This bonus series has engaged me more to keep up more with newer titles. What do y’all think? Should we keep this bonus series going? Please leave a comment and share.

Anniversary picture by Nick Youngson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Pix4free.org, via The Blue Diamond Gallery, RM Media Ltd

Quick stats

Here are some quick stats for “recent additions” this past year:

Thank you to everyone who has contributed new reel librarian titles this past year. And extra special thanks to Burkely Herrmann and Ljuba and Tina for contributing titles every month this past year!

Recent additions to the Master List of English-Language Films:

  • Inside (2006)
  • Is there a Killer in My Family?, aka Island of Shadows (2020, TV movie)
  • Jungle Cruise (2021) — archivists
  • The Professor and the Madman (2019)

Recent additions to the Foreign-Language Films list:

  • In My Life, aka Honning måne (1978) — Denmark

Recent additions to the TV Shows list:

  • Abraca (2019, France) – Animated series
  • Amphibia (2019-2022, USA) – Animated series, additional episode
  • Azumanga Daioh (2002, Japan) – Animated series
  • Better Call Saul (2015-2022, USA)
  • Clannad (2007-2008, Japan) – Animated series
  • Cleopatra in Space (2020-2021, USA) – Animated series, additional episode
  • A Couple of Cuckoos (2022- , Japan) – Animated series, additional episode
  • Craig of the Creek (2018- , USA) – Animated series, additional episodes
  • Cue! (2022, Japan) – Animated series
  • Healer Girl (2022- , Japan) – Animated series, additional episodes
  • Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War (2019- , Japan) – Animated series, additional episode
  • Loki (2021- , USA), additional episode
  • Mira, Royal Detective (2020-2022, USA) – Animated series, additional episode
  • Ms. Marvel (2022- , USA)
  • My Life as a Teenage Robot aka Teenage Robot(2003-2009, USA) – Animated series
  • The Owl House (2020- , USA) – Animated series, additional episode
  • Stars Align (2019, Japan) – Animated series
  • Totally Spies! (2001-2014, South Korea/France) – Animated series, additional episodes
  • WandaVision (2021, USA) – additional episodes
  • What If…? (2021- , USA) – Animated series, additional episodes
  • Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? (1994-1998, USA) – Animated series
  • Winx Club (2011-2019, USA / Italy) – Animated series

Recent additions to the Shorts and Documentaries list:

  • Bad Luck Jack (2020) — Animated short

As always, thank you to everyone who regularly reads this blog and who sends titles to add to this site. Please keep sharing!

‘Reel Librarians’ blog turns 10!

Celebrating a decade of Reel Librarian love

Can you believe it, Reel Librarians is celebrating its first decade?! Ten years ago, on September 19, 2011, I published my very first post, “Where do I begin? A love story” on Reel Librarians. That post also explains the background about my interest in reel librarians.

Lego Librarian with balloons
Reel Librarians | The Lego Librarian in action
Reel Librarians | Lego Librarian giveaway winner
Reel Librarians | Lego minifigures, a visual history
Reel Librarians | Lego minifigures, a visual history
Reel Librarians
Reel Librarians | Lego minifigures, a visual history
Reel Librarians | The Lego Librarian in action
Reel Librarians | Lego Librarian
Reel Librarians | Lego minifigures, a visual history

Collage caption: Lego Librarian celebrates 10 years of Reel Librarians!

Quick stats

Here is an update on how this blog has grown over the years. The total word count is new, and I added it because I thought it was fun!

2012 (after 1 year)2021 (after 10 years)
Total views:19,000+378,000+
Total visitors:900+248,000+
Total comments:1651,225+
Total posts:153515
Total word count:28,448488,689

(Note: It looks like WordPress has changed how it calculates shares, so I took that one out of this annual “Quick stats” update.)

Top 10 most popular posts this past year:

  1. Books and book-burning in ‘Fahrenheit 451’ — originally published May 2017
  2. The dragon lady librarian in ‘The Golden Child’ — originally published June 2019
  3. First impressions: ‘Hidden Figures’ and its library scene — originally published Feb. 2017
  4. Smelling a rat in ‘Homicide’ — originally published April 2012
  5. Angels in the library in ‘Wings of Desire’ — originally published Jan. 2018
  6. ‘It’s a wonderful’… stereotype? — originally published Sept. 2011
  7. A closer look at the reel librarians in the original ‘Ghostbusters’ — originally published July 2017
  8. Librarian t-shirt collection — originally published Aug. 2014
  9. A closer look at the library scene in ‘Hidden Figures’ (2016) — originally published March 2021
  10. ‘You, Me and Dupree’ — and the Naughty Librarian — originally published Aug. 2015

Previous blog anniversary posts

Want to relive past blog-iversary celebrations? Browse below:

Thank you all for reading, whether it’s your first or tenth year! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

‘Reel Librarians’ blog turns 9!

Number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine…

Reel Librarians celebrated its 9th blog anniversary last week, woot woot! Nine years ago, on September 19, 2011, I published my very first post, “Where do I begin? A love story” on Reel Librarians. This post also explains the background about my interest in reel librarians.

Reel Librarians | Lego Librarian giveaway winner
Lego Librarian celebrates Reel Librarians!

Quick stats

Here is my annual update on how this blog has grown over the years.

2012 (after 1 year)2020 (after 9 years)
Total views:19,000+307,000+
Total visitors:900+201,000+
Total comments:1651,160+
Total posts:153487
Total shares:1215200+

Previous blog anniversary posts

Want to relive past blog-iversary celebrations? Browse below:

Top 10 most popular posts this past year:

  1. Books and book-burning in ‘Fahrenheit 451’ (originally published May 2017)
  2. The dragon lady librarian in ‘The Golden Child’ (originally published June 2019) — the first time this post has joined the top 10!
  3. First impressions: ‘Hidden Figures’ and its library scene (originally published Feb. 2017)
  4. ‘You, Me and Dupree’ — and the Naughty Librarian (originally published Aug. 2015)
  5. Marian or Marion? (originally published May 2012)
  6. First impressions:  Monsters University (originally published July 2013)
  7. Angels in the library in ‘Wings of Desire’ (originally published Jan. 2018)
  8. A closer look at the reel librarians in the original ‘Ghostbusters’ (originally published July 2017)
  9. Librarian t-shirt collection (originally published Aug. 2014) — everyone loves a librarian-themed tee, right? I should think about updating this post, as I’ve added to my librarian t-shirt collection!
  10. Reel archivist in ‘Blade Runner 2049 (originally published Aug 2018) — this marks the first time this post has cracked the top 10!

Thank you all for reading, whether it’s your first or ninth year! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂