In the proposed publication, using the example of the Astrakhan Regional Scientific Library and the library hall of the Astrakhan region, gender processes in the development of libraries are studied. The ratio of male and female librarians, their behavioral stereotypes, and the feminization of the industry are the focus of the authors’ attention. The gender approach is also implemented by presenting librarianship in the Astrakhan region in essays dedicated to its best representatives. The appendices contain methodological materials for preparing library events and conducting gender research. The manual is addressed to library managers, librarians-methodologists, library scientists, sociologists, teachers and students of cultural universities .