The Hollywood Librarian A Look at Librarians Through Film

The first comprehensive treatment of the subject of librarians A vivid blend of factual documentary feature film and storytelling it reveals the history and realities of librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies Interviews with actual librarians intercut with film clips of cinematic librarians examine such issues as literature books and reading censorship library funding citizenship and democracy For the first time we see and understand the real lives and real work of American librarians who for decades have been a cultural for hiding in plain sight