This handbook includes tips, lists, statistics, and guidelines for library professionals and information workers of all kinds on how libraries work and the issues librarians are facing.

1. Libraries : Basic information ; Academic libraries ; Public libraries ; School libraries ; Special libraries ; National libraries ; State libraries ; Mobile libraries ; Facilities ; Digital libraries -- 2. People : Recruitment ; Job search ; Librarians ; Managers ; Consultants ; Trustees ; Friends ; Support staff ; Volunteers -- 3. The profession : Events ; Grants and awards ; Library education ; Writing -- 4. Materials : Books ; Government Information ; Special collections ; Children's materials ; Young adult materials ; Games -- 5. Operations : Bibliography ; Acquisitions ; Scholarly communication ; Cataloging ; Classification ; Reference ; Usage ; Interlibrary loan ; Preservation and disaster ; Security ; Budgeting -- 6. Users : User experience ; Job seekers ; Ethnic groups ; Users with disabilities ; Older adults ; Young adults ; Incarcerated persons ; Poor persons -- 7. Advocacy : Marketing ; Advocacy -- 8. Technology : Low technology ; Internet services ; Ebooks ; Digital resources ; Social media ; Other -- 9. Issues : Core values ; Copyright ; Intellectual freedom ; Privacy ; Patron behavior ; Ethics ; Information literacy -- 10. Librariana : Words ; Books ; Media ; Collections ; Image ; Whimsy.