Librarians in Popular Culture

The Connect Forum concluded with a best practices exercise in which the participants shared examples of their favorite librarian characters from popular culture (books, tv, film, etc) and explained what qualities they best exhibited. The intended goal is that we can use the “example” set by these fictional characters to identify qualities to nurture and develop in our own professional lives.

A list of the characters and the identified traits are recorded below and those unable to attend are invited to share their own characters and traits and post them in the comments section.

Character: The Librarian from The Librarian

Traits: adventurous, omniscient, invincible

Character: Mary from Party Girl

Traits: organized, fun, energetic

Character: Romney Wordsworth from the Twilight Zone’s Obsolete Man

Traits:  brave, dignified, dedicated professional

Character: Mr. Koreander from Neverending Story (really a bookstore owner but acts like a librarian)

Traits: truth-teller, story-teller, provides refuge

Character: Gloria Mundy from Foul Play

Traits: enlightened, flexible, tough, good with umbrellas as weapons

Character: Evelyn Carnahan from The Mummy

Traits: resourceful, avid reader, confident

Character: The Narrator/Offred from The Handmaid’s Tale

Traits: subversive

Character: Rex Libris

Traits: conservationist, brilliant

Feel free to add your favorites  in the comments section!