Library Science and How to Become a Librarian

A master's degree in library science or information studies is necessary for most librarian jobs. Someone who enjoys sharing ...
The Guardian

‘So happy you’re here’: how a librarian became an advocate for mental health

Mychal Threets’ sudden rise to fame as a pusher of ‘library joy’ isn’t over despite his exit from his job to focus on himself Mychal Threets has spent most of his 34 years in libraries – first as a ...
Lifehacker

Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Librarian

It takes more than a creaky book cart and reading glasses to become a librarian. Rather, librarians often have a substantial education in their field, which itself is full of variety. From academia to ...
Publishers Weekly

Where Have All the School Librarians Gone?

In July, the study “SLIDE: The School Librarian Investigation—Decline or Evolution?” confirmed that the number of school librarians in the U.S. continues to decline. Between 2010 and 2019 nearly 20% ...
The Atlantic

Of the Librarian's Profession

NOTHING is more difficult, for the beginning librarian than to discover in what profession he is engaged. Certain professions define themselves. Others are defined by those who practise them. The ...
The Guardian

That Librarian by Amanda Jones review – one woman’s brave fight against book banning

A small-town US librarian’s lively account of her battle with a group of far-right censors reveals the toll it took on her health Amanda Jones’s story is awful – and important. A school librarian for ...