Note: This post contains mentions of substance abuse and abuse. The library is a magical place to many, but there's a lot more to working in one than just shelving books and handing out library cards.

For the past 16 years Shirley Bruursema has run the dining room for faculty and staff at Calvin College, turning it from a place that served perhaps 40 people a day into a bustling hub that now sees ...

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 ...

After 37 years of library work, 15 of those at the Goleta Valley Library, Allison Gray is retiring this Friday, March 24, 2023. Before she leaves, the City of Goleta wants to express its sincere ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC)— Henrico County’s Fairfield Library is getting attention for a special feature available to library card holders using their computer spaces. Work and Play Station Photo ...

Unions make it hard for library staffers to work effectively with youth of color.” That’s what a library colleague recently said to me over coffee. I sat silently for a few seconds, thinking about ...

Lisa Forrest had been on the job just a week or two as the new library director at Davidson College (NC) when John McCann, manager of the User Success Team, came and asked if Forrest would be ...

The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow people to substitute work experience in lieu of a master's degree from an accredited American Library Association program to qualify ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — As the Mason Library expansion project lags further behind schedule, Town Manager Burke LaClair said it's too soon to pin a "substantial completion" date on the project. "It's not ...

All public school librarians and media specialists in Florida will have to undergo state-approved training, starting Jan. 1. Yet that training is still being put together by a work group in ...

WEST HAVEN All seven bids for the drastically scaled-back improvements to the city's main library came in significantly over the $1.3 million budget. As a result, the library's governing association ...