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librarian

[lahy-brair-ee-uhn] / laɪˈbrɛər i ən /
NOUN
person in charge of a library
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She attended Princeton on 90% financial aid while working part-time jobs on campus like librarian, tutor and bartender.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

During the ceremony Hayden, the librarian, asked the country star if she ever thought she’d be known so widely as “the book lady.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Hundreds of young Russians gathered outside a Moscow courthouse where Yabloko’s bespectacled chairman, Nikolai Rybakov, who has a mop of brown hair and looks like a small-town librarian, spent hours appealing the ruling in vain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Mychal Threets, the Bay Area librarian who hosts PBS’ reboot of “Reading Rainbow,” stirred concern among fans earlier this week after saying on social media that he is “not okay” and seeking treatment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The Las Flores library is smaller than my library and it only has one librarian.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Your local booksellers and librarians will be happy to help you choose between hotly anticipated titles from Marlon James and Min Jin Lee, along with beloved East L.A. artist Guadalupe Rosales’ photo-filled memoir.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

And what about support staff like teaching assistants, canteen staff and librarians?

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

And while parents appreciated the show’s help in getting children excited about reading, Duffield believes it was teachers and librarians who were the most enthusiastic about “Wishbone.”

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

“If we want to really have a thinking, thriving society, librarians are irreplaceable,” Kearney said.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

“All the librarians like you better than me!”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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