Although teacher-librarians are recognised as crucial to twenty-first century students’ learning and teaching, research focusing exclusively on their preparation is relatively rare. The need for research in this area is stressed by many scholars who agree that programmes which educate teacher-librarians need to be responsive to the needs of both students and the profession. This chapter aims to examine the education and training of teacher-librarians in Botswana, chronologically tracking the history of teacher-librarian preparation from its origins in the early republic to the present. It concludes by noting that while teacher-librarian preparation in Botswana boasts a history of three decades its impact on the library scene has been marginal. Finally, both short and long-term interventions are suggested to rejuvenate the education and training of teacher-librarians for Botswana’s twenty-first century education.

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