Sophie visits the library to find a book by her favorite American poet, Emily Dickinson, but in her heavy accent the request comes out "Emil Dickins". The librarian (Rothman) directs her to the card catalog, but tells her that she will find no such entry. "Everyone knows," he sneers, "that Charles Dickens was an English writer. There is no American poet by the name of Dickens." Like Donna Reed’s frightened spinster in It’s a Wonderful Life, John Rothman’s portrayal of the haughty librarian in this film is doomed to last forever. Sophie’s reaction to his scathing comments on her ignorance is perfect. I believe that this segment should be shown in every reference class as an example of the worst reference interview of all time. Streep won an Academy Award for her role, and John Rothman went on to play the library administrator who hired the Ghostbusters. * Image copyright of Internet Movie Database.