librarian
noun
li·brar·i·an
lī-ˈbrer-ē-ən 
-ˈbre-rē-
: a specialist in the care or management of a library
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Hunt’s mother, Etoria Inez Henderson Hunt, was one of Chicago’s first Black public librarians.
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
So the academic librarian in me decided to compile it for future researchers.
—Tom Reinsfelder, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Research shows that schools with librarians tend to outperform schools without them on standardized tests, and even that schools with full-time librarians get better scores than schools with part-time library staff.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Cinematographer Meteor Cheung doesn’t need to do much more than park his camera on a tripod and pan it side to side, occasionally looking down in alarm like a librarian peering over her glasses.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
So the academic librarian in me decided to compile it for future researchers.
—Tom Reinsfelder, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Research shows that schools with librarians tend to outperform schools without them on standardized tests, and even that schools with full-time librarians get better scores than schools with part-time library staff.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Cinematographer Meteor Cheung doesn’t need to do much more than park his camera on a tripod and pan it side to side, occasionally looking down in alarm like a librarian peering over her glasses.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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“Librarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/librarian. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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