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.

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 my column on becoming an academic librarian appeared on this site, I heard from many fellow Ph.D.'s -- both those who had made a similar transition and those who would like to make the move. The ...

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 town council on Monday approved the appointment of a building committee to manage renovation of the library, a move library officials hope will mean that construction will begin soon. “I think we ...

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

LAKEVILLE -- Now that the trees are cleared and the $2.9 million construction contract awarded Lakeville is ready to break ground for the new public library. A ceremonial groundbreaking at the ...

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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 ...

Renovation and expansion work on Haston Free Public Library will begin in May or June if voters authorize an additional $785,000 for the project. A special town meeting has been scheduled for April 28 ...

While pondering the potential of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, I think back to my time at the Nixon Library in California. It was in 2008 and I was U.S. secretary of ...