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librarian

[lahy-brair-ee-uhn] / laɪˈbrɛər i ən /
NOUN
person in charge of a library
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There the novel was handed to librarian Jessica Berry who contacted the team in the UK, but no one yet knows how it ended up down under.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

A librarian told him it would take at least six days to get the books from the shelves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

After Hammel-Sawyer’s first marriage ended, she worked as an assistant children’s librarian in Santa Barbara and met a reference librarian named Ben Sawyer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Wolverhampton librarian Elisabeth Whitehouse can tell which children have been read to in their early years.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

To her credit, the librarian stopped yelling and sprang into action.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix