16 Great Library Scenes in Film

And because I am who I am, it got me thinking about great movie library scenes that already exist. At first, I thought the list would be pretty short, but you know what? Hollywood loves a library. Some combination of ambiance, seclusion, hidden knowledge, and the sheer beauty of shelves upon shelves of books make libraries a fantastic film setting.

Here are my sixteen favorite:

January 24, 2013 by Uncategorized 6

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  1. Anonymous says:
    January 24, 2013 at 9:53 pm

    The Librarian
    No one mentioned the Librarian movies. That library has the Fountain of Youth and Pandora’s Box. Favorite scene is either the one where Flynn Carson is interviewing for the position or the one where Bob Newhart is walking through the Fountain of Youth.

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  2. Anonymous says:
    January 25, 2013 at 11:38 am

    Maybe they didn’t mention them for good reason
    Are bad films that is based in Libraries and around Librarians better than a small Library scene in a good movie?

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  3. Walt says:
    January 25, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    You’re a Big Boy Now
    Too bad this fine little movie’s been generally forgotten. Great cast, directed by Coppola, great music by the Lovin’ Spoonful…and some of it’s set in NYPL, as the hero is a page there (and his father, I think, is an official).

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  4. Anonymous says:
    January 25, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    best library scene is in Goodbye, Columbus
    pretty sure there is a scene where the librarian refuses to let a kid into the library because kids cause trouble. oh, for the days when the library wanted to keep people *out* of the library (and could).

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  5. Anonymous says:
    January 25, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    City of Angels
    I enjoyed the library scenes in this movie. I like the idea of angels just hanging around a library so they can soak up human knowledge.

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