I absolutely agree that the images you chose to represent classic librarian stereotypes are true to form. Before I decided to become a librarian, I cannot say that I had a specific image as to what librarians looked like nor what they did other than lead patrons to information and check out books. After making the decision to go to library school, I hear all types of comments from people about librarians. Many people ask why I don’t wear glasses. “All librarians wear glasses.” I’m often asked random facts about any and everything because of course librarians and library students know anything and everything. I’ve heard things like, “I like you, you have beauty and brains.” What else were they expecting. Is it so odd to have one OR the other. So I have come to understand that the librarian has so many stereotypes to combat just to get the job done. But t the end of the day, they always come to us because either we have the answer or we know how to find it. And this is done regardless to what the preconceived notion of the librarian was prior to entering the library. We are, like you said ordinary people…with a little more information than others.