The Substitute Librarian—Providing a Mechanism for the Library Learner to Learn

Although the substitute teacher and the adjunct professor have become fixtures in our education system, the concept of the substitute librarian has not been readily embraced as a solution to libraries experiencing short staffing issues. While not a particularly new concept, substitute librarians have been used as temporary employees to fill in when permanent staff are on leave from their libraries for health, maternal, vacation, personal, or other reasons.