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10 Amazing Movies Filmed in Libraries #atozchallenge

April 15, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 13 Comments

Libraries have been features in dozens of movies and why not? They are full of possibilities as you can see in these movies where libraries play important roles.

 

 

The Music Man

This movie contains my favorite scene filmed in a library.

 

 

Harry Potter ( all of them)

The Library at Hogwarts was filmed at Oxford University’s Bodleian Library.

 

My Fair Lady

Henry Higgins’s two-level library is a book lover’s dream.

 

Beauty and the Beast

The Beast certainly knew the way to win Belle’s affection.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

This was filmed at the New York Public Library. Isn’t it amazing that Holly Golightly can read through dark glasses?

All the President’s Men

Amazing view of the reading room at the Library of Congress

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Great discoveries are made in libraries.

Foul Play

Goldie Hawn is a prepared librarian in the San Francisco Public Library.

The Breakfast Club

They are not too thrilled to be spending Saturday in the library.

And finally…

Ghostbusters

 

In this scene, the Ghostbusters meet their first ghost in the stacks at the NYPL. This is the film that comes to the minds of most people when they think of library scenes.

Do you have have any other favorite movies filmed in libraries?

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Library Love Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, All the President's Men, Beauty and the Beast, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Breakfast Club, Foul Play, Ghostbusters, Harry Potter library scenes, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Movies filmed in libraries, My Fair Lady, The Music Man

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  1. Suzanne Blazier says

    April 15, 2017 at 8:20 pm

    Never thought about it, but these films where the location is a library are great. Watched “The Breakfast Club” again for my movie review blog a couple months ago.

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  2. Suzanne Blazier says

    April 15, 2017 at 8:24 pm

    Never really thought about it, but I can see that there are many good films with a library as the location. I just watched “The Breakfast Club” a couple months ago and posted a review on my blog, A Movie for Every Mood.

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  3. Alana says

    April 15, 2017 at 9:56 pm

    Visiting from A to Z. Considering how much I love libraries, I don’t get into movies that much. But I would so love to see the real Library of Congress one day, based on that still you showed!
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  4. lissa says

    April 15, 2017 at 10:08 pm

    you’ve mentioned all my favorites so I couldn’t think any more movies with library except maybe ‘funny face’ but that is more of a book store than library.

    have a lovely day.

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 17, 2017 at 1:23 am

      Thanks Lisa – I actually found lots more. I just haven’t seen them so didn’t want to write about movies I haven’t watched.

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  5. Madhumita Phukan (http://northeasternbeauty.blogspot.in/) says

    April 16, 2017 at 3:41 am

    Awesome post…..Feeling like visiting the Ghostbusters : Library!!! 🙂

    My M for ‘That Mysterious Lady’
    LINK

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 17, 2017 at 1:22 am

      It turns out that many movies are filmed in the NYPL. I want to go and wander around in there.

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  6. Hilary Melton-Butcher says

    April 16, 2017 at 6:26 am

    Hi Claire – libraries are so often enormous spaces with incredible architecture … and then the books – great to see these … I know some of them, but would never have remembered them. Cheers Hilary

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 17, 2017 at 2:24 am

      I have a long list of books set in libraries – enough for several more posts. Soon I’ll write about books for older children. Then, mysteries. You wouldn’t believe how many mystery novels are set in libraries!

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  7. Trine says

    April 16, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    My Favorite: The Breakfast Club. Too bad they didn’t appreciate their library, though. HaHa!

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 17, 2017 at 1:19 am

      They sure didn’t. I watched it again with my daughters recently – it was really fun to hear their opinions.

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  8. Lauren says

    April 17, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    How about the library in Clue? I love that movie!

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 18, 2017 at 12:50 am

      Oh, I forgot that one. It’s a classic!

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