Libraries in Pop Culture

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On was a YouTube sensation—and now you can catch him on the big screen! Marcel the adorable one-inch-tall shell is coming to movie theaters nationwide in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, a hilarious and heartwarming film from director Dean Fleischer-Camp and voice star Jenny Slate. The film opens in

What do Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, Journey, Linda Ronstadt, A Tribe Called Quest, Bonnie Raitt, Wu-Tang Clan, Queen, and Buena Vista Social Club all have in common, besides comprising an awesome hypothetical mixtape perfect for summertime listening? Each of these artists has work that was inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of

It’s May 4—a day when the world turns its gaze to a time long ago in a galaxy far, far away and celebrates Star Wars. When Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released in 1977, director George Lucas couldn’t have conceived that his film would become a cultural and economic behemoth, spawning a

Picture being 5 years old and getting your first library card. Now imagine that card – a key that unlocks the secrets of the entire galaxy — had an image of the universe’s cutest Jedi Master. That’s right — your first library card featured none other than Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, aka The Child. For a young

Star Wars and libraries go together like R2D2 and C3PO, like Luke and Leia, like Mando and Grogu. After all, when you can’t explore a galaxy far, far away…why not explore your library? Check out these literary Star Wars tributes and explore a universe of reading and adventure. Baby Yoda Poster He has many names: