21Librarian Interview Questions & Answers
1.What type of books are your favorite?
2.Why do you want to work for this Library?
3.How do you handle stressful situations?
4.What do you like most about being a librarian?
5.How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
6.What programs have you implemented for children at your current library?
7.What programs have you initiated, or would initiate, to help connect the local community to the library?
8.Tell me about a difficult time you had while helping someone research a subject.
9.Do you enjoy helping patrons with their research?
10.What librarian duties did you dislike the most at your previous job?
11.When did you realize you wanted to be a librarian?
12.What do you enjoy the most about being a librarian?
13.If you were in charge of ordering new books, would you hold any personal, political, etc, bias towards any books?
14.What is your best asset as a librarian?
15.Tell me about the most rewarding experience you have had while working in a library.
16.What is the library's role in educating its students, community, etc?
17.How do you stay current with new books?
18.What do you think your references would say your best skills are?
19.How would you describe your experience with technology?
20.How would you handle a patron objecting to a certain book in the library's collection?
21.What do you believe is the role of the school, university, or public librarian?