There’s no doubt about it. Librarianship can be a demanding career path, and the quest to find just the right work-life balance while managing stress is perennial. The eclectic collection of books ...

Overdoses. Stabbings. Sexual harassment. Hate speech. For employees at Multnomah County libraries, workplace concerns go beyond late fees and damaged books. An audit of the county’s library system ...

A popular method for quantifying a library’s value is to tally the money a patron saves by borrowing rather than purchasing materials, sometimes even printing a dollar amount on a receipt or offering ...

In her influential 2018 article “Vocational Awe and Librarianship” Fobazi Ettargh explored how the veneration of libraries as institutions has led to many librarians and library workers enduring ...

Information literacy is the ability to discover, critically evaluate, synthesize, ethically apply, generate, and disseminate information in academic, personal and professional settings. Research and ...

Libraries are more than just book depositories—they are vibrant community hubs, one of the last free public places where anyone is welcome. In recent years, library workers have been facing a myriad ...