The Cuyahoga County Public Library system is actively hiring, with new postings for Branch Services Librarians, Youth Literacy Clerks, and Collection Coordinators appearing as recently as May 4, 2026.

Mindy Moran* planned on a career as an academic librarian. Since graduating with her MLS in 2016, however, she has not found a permanent position in a university or college library. She also has ...

I don’t claim to be an expert in much, but when it comes to securing a library job I’ve got hard-won advice worth sharing. For much of my career I suffered from a kind of librarian wanderlust, ...

Gloria Vela, fresh from receiving her MLIS and earning her Texas school librarian certification, did all the right things when she applied for school librarian jobs. She set up a tidy workspace ...

Landing a library job takes more than loving books—it’s about showing you can serve the community, master tech tools, and align with the library’s values. From demonstrating cataloging expertise to ...

If you have ever applied for an academic librarian position and gotten nowhere, you might have wondered why. I grew up in an academic family, had a strong mentor in library school and still did not ...