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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Titles are chosen by Libby’s on-staff librarians, with finalists and winners voted on by public librarians across North America.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The librarian sat me in front of a microfilm reader and brought out roll after roll of film.
—Eugene Robinson, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Two librarians speak of their time at the 135th Street Library in Harlem, with an inspiring reverence for the space and their position within it.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Meg Miller is the adult librarian at the Pflugerville Public Library.
—Meg Miller, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The librarian sat me in front of a microfilm reader and brought out roll after roll of film.
—Eugene Robinson, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Two librarians speak of their time at the 135th Street Library in Harlem, with an inspiring reverence for the space and their position within it.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Meg Miller is the adult librarian at the Pflugerville Public Library.
—Meg Miller, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Librarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/librarian. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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