32. All For the Love of Libraries
Parker Posey in Party Girl (1995)
In this week’s mini episode, Amy confesses a “scandalous” book lover’s secret, and we discuss many things library-related, including Parker Posey in PARTY GIRL, Susan Orlean’s THE LIBRARY BOOK, and controversial librarian Anne Carroll Moore, who headed up children’s library services for the New York Public library from 1906 through 1941. Plus participate in our #nightstandchallenge by sharing a pic of your nightstand on instagram @lostladiesoflit.
Discussed in this episode:
The Complete Works of Jane Austen
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Art & Architecture of the Central Library
Han Solo frozen in carbonite scene (YouTube)
Stay Home and Read a Book Ball
DiCaprio Computer Room/Los Feliz Branch Library
Bad Girls Throughout History by Ann Shen
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
19th century library on YouTube
The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise by Jan Pinborough
Goodnight, Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Desk Set (1957)