What Kind of Librarian Would you Be? - Ready, Set, Library! - Library Week 2024 - Lyman Beecher Brooks Library at Norfolk State University

The Many Ways to be a Librarian

There are many, many kinds of librarian. When you first hear someone say that they are a librarian, you probably picture card catalogs, shushing, and lots of reading, but there is a lot more to being a librarian.

For example, here is a list of just some of the types of librarian that you can be:

Academic Librarian
- Learn more from the Association of College & Research Libraries
Collection Development Librarian
Electronic Resources Librarians
Scholarly Communication Librarian
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Performance Arts Librarian
Public Librarian
- Children's Librarian
  - Learn more about being a Children's Librarian from the Association for Library Service to Children
- Tween Librarian
- Teen or Young Adult Librarian
- Reference Librarian
- Circulation Librarian
- Outreach Librarian
- Learn more about being a Public Librarian from the American Library Association
School Librarian
- Learn more about being a School Librarians from the American Association of School Librarians
Fashion Librarian
Acquisitions Librarian
- Learn more from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
Library Director
Technical Services Librarian
- Learn more from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
Interlibrary Loan Librarian
Health Sciences Librarian
- Learn more about being a Medical/Health Services Librarian from the Medical Library Association
Open Educational Resources Librarian
Law Librarian
- Learn more about being a Law Librarian from the American Association of Law Libraries
Science Librarian
Film Librarian
Medical Librarian
- Learn more Medical/Health Services Librarian from the Medical Library Association
Theater Librarian
- Learn more about the arts in libraries from the ACRL Arts is a section of ACRL
Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists
and many, many more!

Plan Your Next Steps Towards Working in a Library!

Thinking about becoming a librarian?

Get more information on the specific training and skills used by librarians from O*Net: Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
- Use this easy-to-read summary to help stay on track: My Next Move: Librarians & Media Collections Specialists

Are you interested in preserving history?

Learn about the occupation-specific information that you need to plan a path to becoming an archivist through O*Net: Archivists
- Use this easy-to-read summary to help stay on track: My Next Move: Archivists

Learn more about librarianship as a career from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook Librarians and Library Media Specialists: