{"id":84406,"date":"2014-11-14T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T17:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=84406"},"modified":"2014-11-13T17:20:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T23:20:05","slug":"vampires-and-treasure-and-librarians-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=84406","title":{"rendered":"Vampires and Treasure and Librarians! OH MY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Angie Solis, Senior Assistant,\u00a0INALJ Missouri\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Vampires and Treasure and Librarians! OH MY!<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"AngieSolis\"<\/a>This month I wanted to do something a little different and a little fun. In honor of the new TV show\u00a0coming out in December on TNT called “The Librarians<\/a>“, I thought I’d countdown my favorite librarians\u00a0in pop culture. This list is in no way exhaustive but it highlights my besties in the fictional library realm.<\/p>\n

#13. Tammy Swanson from Parks and Rec<\/a> – I have to admit that I don’t actually watch this show but I\u00a0love Megan Mullally<\/a>, and the idea of her as a sassy librarian just puts a smile on my face and crazy laugh\u00a0in my heart.<\/p>\n

#12. Lara (Superman’s bio-mom) – According to Pop Goes the Librarian<\/a> she was the librarian and\u00a0archivist in Krypton’s capital city. First of all, if they needed librarians on Krypton, I think librarian\u2019s jobs\u00a0are safe. Second of all, she’s the mother of Superman. Enough said.<\/p>\n

#11. Marian Paroo from the Music Man<\/a> – there’s music, there’s dancing, there’s a love story, oh and\u00a0don’t forget the librarian. What’s not to love?<\/p>\n

#10. Karma from the X-men \u2013 I think it goes without saying that librarians definitely have super-secret\u00a0super powers. And who doesn’t love a good X-[Wo]Man? Especially one who can control other\u2019s minds.\u00a0As an inexperienced comic reader, Karma is a character that isn’t given much attention but I\u2019d say that\u00a0she\u2019s got a lot to offer the World and has been seen in the Marvel Universe since the early 80’s making\u00a0her a great edition to my favorites.<\/p>\n

#9. Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/a> TV show – As Buffy’s mentor I like to think that Giles deserves\u00a0all the credit for saving the human race from all those blood sucking vampires. Plus he was a librarian\u00a0which makes him a great source to find books about vampires.<\/p>\n

#8. Karen Nash from the book Killer Librarian<\/a> written by Mary Lou Kirwin – I received this book as a gift\u00a0after my graduation and I have to say that I was pretty entertained by it. I don’t want to spoil anything\u00a0for anyone who wants to read this book but I will say that with a title like Killer Librarian, don’t you want\u00a0to know what happens?<\/p>\n

#7. Mary from Party Girl<\/a> \u2013 Mary wasn\u2019t a natural born librarian and she definitely didn\u2019t fit the typical\u00a0mold of one. But she did learn to appreciate the job and understand the importance of being a librarian.\u00a0I loved her angst and unexpected growth in this movie and I love that she\u2019ll always be a party girl at\u00a0heart.<\/p>\n

#6. The librarian in Monsters University<\/a> \u2013 So this one WAS the typical shushing, bun wearing, glasses\u00a0chain having librarian that we all have come to dread. But, you can help but appreciate that she was big,\u00a0bad and in control of her library. I think that\u2019s enough to get her on the list.<\/p>\n

#5. Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl \u2013 Lady Librarians who fight bad guys really does put a smile on my face.\u00a0Heroic librarians is another theme that seems to be appearing more frequently in pop culture and\u00a0frankly it\u2019s one that I enjoy seeing. Batgirl can fight alongside the best of them right after she answers a\u00a0few pesky Reference questions.<\/p>\n

#4. Flynn Carsen from The Librarian<\/a> TV movies \u2013 Flynn Carsen is like a nerdy version of Indiana Jones,\u00a0and for that I adore him. Yes, these movies were made for TV and are a little cheesy, but you can\u2019t help\u00a0but love Flynn\u2019s adventurous nature and love for all things library. Plus, he\u2019s slated to appear in some of\u00a0the episodes of the new Librarians TV show which really shows the enduring nature of this character.<\/p>\n

#3. Evelyn in The Mummy<\/a> \u2013 My favorite quote from this movie is: \u201cI may not be an explorer, or an\u00a0adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a gunfighter, Mr. O’Connell, but I am proud of what I am… I… am\u00a0a librarian.\u201d This lady is really proud of who she is and what she does which is really commendable.\u00a0In these movies she learns to break out of her shell and combine the best of both worlds while still\u00a0maintaining her love of books. Adventuring makes me swoon.<\/p>\n

#2. Lindsey from Jenn McKinlay\u2019s Librarian Lover\u2019s Mystery series<\/a> \u2013 I love Lindsey. She and I could\u00a0definitely be besties in real life. She\u2019s not written as a stereotypical librarian either. She\u2019s gorgeous and\u00a0sexy but not a stylized sex symbol. She\u2019s smart but not obnoxious. She has a knack for remembering\u00a0people and information and can perform a Reference Interview with her eyes closed. She doesn\u2019t wear\u00a0a bun and definitely doesn\u2019t shush anyone. And she can solve a murder to boot. I\u2019m obsessed with this\u00a0series right now and honestly it\u2019s not because I want to see Lindsey solve a crime, it\u2019s because I want to\u00a0know about what happens to her and her life. It\u2019s because Lindsey and I are friends.<\/p>\n

#1. Wonder woman – It\u2019s plain and simple, she\u2019s my idol. W2 may have only been a librarian in an\u00a0alternate universe but the fact that she assumed that identity at one point is good enough for me.\u00a0She\u2019s the most well-known superlady, she\u2019s beautiful, smart and can pack a mean punch. Someone so\u00a0influential, not just in the comic world, but in the lives of real women is undeniably on the top of my list\u00a0of favorite pop culture librarians.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed reading all about my pop culture besties. Comment with your own favorites so we\u00a0can continue to learn about all those fictional librarians we have learned to love throughout the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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