The Role of Libraries in Economic Hard Times (NPR-All Things Considered Podcast)
Three leading librarians discuss the significance of libraries during tough economic times
Libraries picking up business in bad economy (MSNBC)
Library gate counts, computer use and materials check-outs increase as the economy slumps
Best Careers 2009: Librarian (US News & World Report)
“Forget about that image of librarians as mousy bookworms. More and more of today's librarians must be clever interrogators, helping the patron to reframe their question more usefully. …. Librarianship is an underrated career.”