recognizable being the middle-aged, bun-wearing, comfortably shod, shushing librarian. Others include the sexy librarian, the superhero librarian, and the hipster or tattooed librarian. These stereotypes are all characterized predominantly as feminine, white women. Newer librarian stereotypes, particularly those proffered by librarians themselves, tend to be depicted as younger white women. The original librarian stereotype, which was superseded by the introduction of his prudish sister, was that of the fussy (white) male curmudgeon...Librarian stereotypes can be traced, in part, to cultural anxieties about the emergence of the profession...we can conclude that, despite being beloved by a number of prominent and not-so-prominent individuals, librarianship as we know it is often treated in popular culture as a low- status profession or not a profession at all...It is important to acknowledge that stereotype threat is at work within librarianship because of the raced, classed, and gendered reality of individual librarians’ lives." See also Films set in libraries category Libraries and librarians in fiction Notes References External links I Love Libraries - ALA initiative to promote the value of libraries Reel Librarians – a blog about librarians in film, plus filmographies, librarian character types, and extra resources Librarian Wardrobe – a user-submitted blog of what real librarians look like and what they wear to work You Don't Look Like a Librarian! – a collection of resources relating to the perception of librarians in the Internet age Libraries at the Movies – a blog about the representation of libraries and librarians in movies Librarians in the Movies – an annotated filmography The Hollywood Librarian Songs about Libraries and Librarians This is What a Librarian Looks Like – going beyond the bun to challenge outdated librarian stereotypes Popular culture Education in popular culture Librarians