While many employees who spoke with the Orient argued that a market-based compensation study would inherently undervalue the work of library staff, they also pointed out that frustrations were ...

There’s no doubt about it. Librarianship can be a demanding career path, and the quest to find just the right work-life balance while managing stress is perennial. The eclectic collection of books ...

Ana Williams-BergenNorth Country at Work: Malone librarian says the job is about more than books When you picture a library, you probably think books and quiet - the kind of hushed, mellow environment ...

SPRINGFIELD — Agawam’s library director and personnel office engaged in retribution and discrimination based on age, disability and sexual orientation, according to a lawsuit filed by the town’s ...

Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help. As an information services librarian, answering patrons’ ...

A handful of people lined up outside Rancho Penasquitos Library on a chilly morning last week, like eager shoppers on Black Friday. “Morning, how are you?” asked Adrianne Peterson, the library’s ...

When a librarian hands you a book you didn't ask for but desperately need, they're not psychic. They're reading the secret ...