Earn your M.S. in Library and Information Science
Focus on information justice and equity, community engagement and access to technology in your community. Learn how to develop engaging community programming, foster information literacy, and ensure equitable access to digital and physical library assets.
U.S. News and World Report ranks our program in the top ten for Library and Information Studies in 2021.
Gain the skills you need to excel in your career with opportunities to work in the field during your program.
We're investing in the future of libraries with 30% off tuition for all new students in the on-campus LIS program.
Explore the role libraries play in times of crisis, take a stand against inequity and examine the responsibilities of being a librarian today. Pursue professional pathways in user services and community engagement, archives and special collections, digital curation, organization and management of information and knowledge, children and youth services, digital information systems, or information research and analytics.
Designed for educating librarians and school media specialists in K-12 schools, this program will prepare you to help students and teachers alike use information resources and technology to their advantage.
I think my most highly-valued thing about the LIS program is the hands-on, experiential, in-the-moment learning that helps you see if you’re interested in certain types of librarianship or archive work, as opposed to just learning about it in class.
Jen Graney '17, Library Director, Cortland Free Library