The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is pleased to announce that Dr. Robbie Barber has been selected as the recipient of the 2025-2026 LIRT Librarian Recognition Award.

Sabine Dantus is a 2005 alumna who holds a faculty librarian position at FIU. In this first-person essay, she recounts the experiences that led her to her current profession.

In the previous column, we talked about the first law of library science — books are for use. What has become known as the Laws of Library Science was a theory developed by a librarian in India in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — As Ohioans clamor for property tax reform and lawmakers take notice, libraries across the state are collectively holding their breath. The public institutions began 2026 with new ...

What pops into your mind when you think of a librarian? Perhaps it’s the stereotypical older person with a stern face who constantly shushes everyone to keep order and silence in the library. Mychal ...

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. A week ago, the Trump administration fired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The man ...