This is a page I created to bring together in one place the various “listmaking” and “round-up” posts I’ve compiled — and updated! — over the years. A “list of lists,” or a “round-up of round-ups,” if you will. 😉 These are posts in which I have compiled different reel librarian movies/characters that relate to a genre, theme, concept, etc. I have never really planned these posts; rather, they have resulted from questions I have wondered about, or questions readers have asked me to explore. I think that’s evident in the eclectic nature of the genres and themes that you can see below! I have also returned to some of the themes over the years, resulting in updated lists/posts, which is why you may see multiple posts with similar titles below.
I’ve organized these posts below into various genres and themes, for your browsing pleasure. Within each category, the posts are organized chronologically, with the most recent posts on top. Enjoy!
“Best of” lists || Call numbers || Censorship || Comedy || Death || FAQs & firsts || Heroes & superheroes || Holidays || Killers & thrillers || Librarian misc. || Librarians of color || Lost & rare films || Musicals & songs || Oscars || Politics || Romance || Sci-fi & fantasy || Sports || Travel || War
“Best of” lists
- Updating my Best & Worst Lists (Feb. 2020)
- Reel librarian films make ‘best of’ lists for 2017 (Dec. 2017)
- Any reel librarians in the AFI Top 100 list? (May 2017)
- Comparing ‘best of’ reel librarians lists (Feb. 2016)
Call numbers
Censorship
- A list of banned reel librarian movies (Nov. 2017)
Comedy
- 10 teen comedies with reel librarians (Aug. 2020)
Death
FAQs & firsts
- Reel librarians by the numbers + through the decades (Sept. 2017)
- Revisiting reel librarian totals (Aug. 2017)
- Earliest reel librarians in different character type categories, reader question follow-up (Aug. 2017)
- Earliest reel librarians I’ve come across, reader question follow-up (Aug. 2017)
- Reader Q and A (June 2013)
- ‘Reel Librarians’ in real life (student FAQs, May 2013)
- It all started with a big list (May 2012)
- Reel librarian firsts (Sept. 2011)
Heroes & superheroes
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase Four TV series (so far) (Aug. 2022)
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase Four movies (so far) (Aug. 2022)
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase Three (July 2022)
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase Two (July 2022)
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase One (June 2022)
- Perspectives about Wong’s reel librarian character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (May 2021)
- Librarians save the day! (Sept. 2018)
Holidays
- Rating 5 holiday movies with librarians (Dec. 2021)
- 3 favorite Christmas movies starring reel librarians (Dec. 2020)
- Holiday round-up with reel librarians, 2019 update (Dec. 2019)
- Holiday round-up with reel librarians (Dec. 2015)
- Season’s greetings from your reel librarians (Dec. 2013)
- Three cheers for librarians! (Dec. 2011)
Killers & thrillers
- Real-life librarian perspectives about horror movies (Oct. 2022)
- Serial killer librarians (Oct. 2018)
- Librarians in horror films (Oct. 2014)
- Victims or villains? Librarians in horror films and thrillers (Nov. 2013)
- Killer librarians (Oct. 2012)
Librarian misc.
- What we talk about when we talk about reel librarians (scholarship about librarians in movies, June 2021)
- The Quotable Librarian | Poetry excerpts from 10 poet-librarians (Apr. 2021)
- Reel Librarians round-up: Private eyes in reel librarian films (Feb. 2018)
- Reel librarians on library ladders (Nov. 2017)
- Notable additional occupations for reel librarians (Aug. 2017)
- Literary librarians, reader question follow-up (Aug. 2017)
- Librarians of Congress (March 2017)
- Heard but not seen (Sept. 2015)
- Reel school librarians (June 2014)
- Breakin’ the rules (librarians rule-breaking, Jan. 2014)
- Reel librarians on the loose (librarians never seen in libraries onscreen, May 2013)
- Librarian is a librarian is a librarian (generic reel librarian names, Aug. 2012)
- In name only? Librarians as title characters (July 2012)
- Typical or stereotypical? (Jan. 2012)
- What’s in a name? (notable reel librarian names, Dec. 2011)
Librarians of color
- Perspectives about Wong’s reel librarian character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (May 2021)
- Guest post: BIPOC archivists in animated series: Arizal and Grampa Park (April 2021)
- Guest post: BIPOC librarians in animated series: ‘She-Ra’ to ‘Yamibou’ (March 2021)
- Video lecture: ‘The African American Struggle for Library Equality: The Untold Story of the Julius Rosenwald Fund Library Program’ (Feb. 2021)
- Reel librarians of color, 2021 update (Jan. 2021)
- 5 movies featuring Black reel librarians in major roles (July 2020)
- Revisiting reel librarian totals (Aug. 2018)
- Reader Q and A (June 2013)
Lost & rare films
- Librarians lost (lost films, Sept. 2012)
- Have you seen this movie? (rare films, Sept. 2012)
Musicals & songs
- Musical numbers for the library-minded (songs in reel librarian movies, Feb. 2012)
- From a librarian’s musical perspective (songs about being a librarian, Feb 2012)
- A love song for a librarian (songs about librarians, Feb. 2012)
Oscars
- Current Oscar nominees who have played reel librarians (March 2022)
- Best Picture nominees that feature reel librarians, 2020 update (Jan. 2020)
- Updating the list of Best Picture nominees featuring librarians (Feb. 2017)
- Oscars: Reel librarian retrospective (March 2014)
- Best Picture nominees featuring librarians (Feb. 2013)
- Oscar-nominated reel librarians (Feb. 2012)
Politics
- Reel librarians in political-themed films (Jan. 2017)
Romance
- Reel librarian love for Valentine’s Day: Movies for different romantic moods (Feb. 2018)
- Revisiting my round-up of reel librarian love (Feb. 2017)
- Valentine’s Day round-up of reel librarian love (Feb. 2015)
- Romance and the reel librarian (Feb. 2014)
- Reel librarians in love (Feb. 2013)
Sci-fi & fantasy
- My thoughts, reactions, and questions while watching ‘The Sandman’ TV series (Sept. 2022)
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase Four TV series (so far) (Aug. 2022)
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase Four movies (so far) (Aug. 2022)
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase Three (July 2022)
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase Two (July 2022)
- A round-up of library, archives, and reel librarian scenes in MCU’s Phase One (June 2022)
- Perspectives about Wong’s reel librarian character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (May 2021)
- Reel librarians and archivists in 16 sci-fi films (March 2020)
Sports
Travel
- Reel librarians take a trip (Aug. 2015)
- Travelin’ librarians (Aug. 2012)
War
- War films and reel librarians (March 2014)
Any themes or genres you would me to explore and compile in a list or round-up posts? Please leave a comment and let me know! 🙂
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