Sixty‐seven children's librarians were interviewed with a view to assessing their readiness to take on an enhanced educational role as information literacy educators. If South Africa is to compete in the global economy of the 21st century, we need information literate school leavers equipped for lifelong learning, yet less than a third of our schools has any sort of library. The study finds virtual unanimity that the introduction of the new South African curriculum has brought increased pressure ‐ with virtually all respondents commenting that they are doing the work of teachers. But it reveals that the librarians lack capacity in terms of their skills and their facilities. There is consensus among them that their needs are not being met and that their services to school children are inadequate.
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