Study: Nearly 70% of library workers report abuse; echoes claims in Cincinnati

The concerns follow reports of violence at the downtown Cincinnati library.
Publishers Weekly

School Librarian Employment Study Receives IMLS Grant

On July 23, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced that Antioch University Seattle had received a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant to fund a three-year research project ...
The Harvard Crimson

Library Study-Ins: A New Chapter for Pro-Palestine Activism at Harvard

At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 70 Harvard students huddled together at the bottom of the Widener Library steps. Kojo Acheampong ’26, addressing the others, condemned Israel’s ongoing military ...
EurekAlert!

Study finds librarian-teacher co-teaching benefits students, teachers

A research paper co-authored by Kyungwon Koh, associate professor in the School of Information Sciences (iSchool) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Xun Ge, professor of learning sciences ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Faculty Hold Widener Library ‘Study-In’ to Protest Student Activist Bans

Roughly 25 Harvard professors conducted a silent study-in at Widener Library on Wednesday to protest the library’s decision to temporarily ban pro-Palestine students who held a similar demonstration ...
Publishers Weekly

Where Have All the School Librarians Gone?

In July, the study “SLIDE: The School Librarian Investigation—Decline or Evolution?” confirmed that the number of school librarians in the U.S. continues to decline. Between 2010 and 2019 nearly 20% ...
The Conversation

Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers

Nearly 80% of high school students struggle to verify the credibility of a source, a 2016 study found. Hill Street Studios/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images School librarians hear the question ...