In 2021 Daniel Clarkson Fisher inaugurated an online Tumblr site with the goal of documenting instances of actual libraries appearing in film (https://costarringyourlocallibrary.tumblr.com). Inspired by Thom Andersen's Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004), it is a mix of public scholarship, architectural appreciation, and audiovisual essayism.
Show notes at: https://sowhat.fims.uwo.ca/3-3-co-starring-your-local-library/
Show notes at: https://sowhat.fims.uwo.ca/3-3-co-starring-your-local-library/