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# librarian

«librarian» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who works in a library, looks after the books…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a librarian, librarians)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### In the corpora

- [If a library book is damaged, you tell the librarian when you return it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/6/)
- [If you lose or damage a library book, you tell the librarian honestly; hiding it is worse than paying for it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/259-library-and-books/9/)
- [Tall shelves can tip if climbed, so use the step stool or ask the librarian.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/259-library-and-books/18/)
- [A damaged library book is shown to the librarian, who can fix or replace it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «librarian» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/librarian/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.