National Librarian Day, observed annually on April 16, is a special occasion dedicated to honoring the invaluable contributions of librarians. These professionals foster education and literacy — and ...

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 ...

For the first time, the American Library Association (ALA) presented the annual I Love My Librarian Awards in a ceremony at the Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits. The awards honor 10 librarians per year ...

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 ...

Most people’s knowledge of librarianship is a mash-up of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Desk Set, some warm and fuzzy memories from an elementary school class visit, Rupert Giles from Buffy ...

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% ...