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# librarian

noun (a librarian, librarians)

«librarian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A librarian is a person who works in a library, looks after the books and helps people find books and information. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school life, the school librarian helps you choose books, use the catalogue and find reliable information online; some schools have pupil librarians. In everyday life, public librarians run story times and lend books, films and games. Phrases: school librarian, ask the librarian, pupil librarian.

### Examples

- The librarian helped me find a book about sharks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/#x1)
- Ask the librarian how to borrow a book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/#x2)
- Our school librarian reads us stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/#x3)
- The librarian stamped my library card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/#x4)
- She wants to be a librarian when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/#x5)
- The librarian asked us to speak quietly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/#x6)
- I am a pupil librarian on Fridays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/#x7)
- The librarian put the returned books back on the shelves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Starts with «l»: a librarian. Spelled library + an (y changes to i). Do not confuse library (place to borrow books) with bookshop (place to buy books).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «librarian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«librarian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/librarian.html) on Mova free.