[Publib] Film Premier of Hollywood Librarian in Charlevoix, MI

[Linda Adams]

Film premier at the Charlevoix Library

 

The Charlevoix Public Library is proud to present The Hollywood
Librarian: A Look at Librarians through Film,
<http://www.hollywoodlibrarian.com/>  the first full-length documentary
film to focus on the work and lives of librarians. Using the
entertaining and appealing context of American movies, the film will
hold some surprises for people who may think they know what librarians
do. This American film contains hundreds of examples of librarians and
libraries on screen -- some positive, some negative, some laughable and
some dead wrong. Films such as Sophie's Choice, Philadelphia and It's a
Wonderful Life show librarians as negative stereotypes. The librarians
in Lorenzo's Oil, Desk Set and The Shawshank Redemption, on the other
hand, are competent and professional. Dozens of interviews of real
librarians will be interwoven with movie clips of cinematic librarians
and serve as transitions between the themes of censorship, intellectual
freedom, children and librarians, pay equity and funding issues, and the
value of reading.

The Hollywood Librarian is a unique and charming blend of film clips,
humor and critical analysis of the popular image of librarians. It will
create a new-found empathy for the profession by revealing the diversity
of individual librarians and the importance of what they do. This
documentary will increase the public's awareness of the complex and
democratic nature of librarianship in the age of technology, and be a
step toward librarians redefining themselves as not only more than a
stereotype, but also as a cultural imperative.

 

The national premier opening of The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at
Librarians through Film will be hosted at the Charlevoix Public Library
on Sunday, September 30th, 2:00 pm and Friday, October 5th, 7:00 pm. One
of only two showings in the state of Michigan, the Charlevoix Library is
excited to bring this first of its kind documentary to the public. The
screening will take place in the library's new community meeting room
and popcorn will be served. The Friends of the Library will be hosting
the screening as a fund-raiser for future projects. Tickets will be sold
at the door: $8.00 for ages 12 and up, $5.00 for ages 5-12 and seniors,
young children and library employees are free. For more information
about the film, contact the Information Services Desk, 231-237-7340.

 

 

 

Linda Adams

Adult Services Librarian

Charlevoix Public Library

220 Clinton Street

Charlevoix, MI  49720

231-547-2651

 

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