Abstract：Repackaging LIS professionals and libraries for the fourth industrial revolution Adeyinka Tella Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the need for African Library Schools to repackage their curriculum to be able to produce graduates that will match up with jobs demand in the fourth industrial revolution4IReraThe discussion argued for the review of African Library Schoolsidentified the technologies that drive the 4IRs which LIS graduates will be working withif employedand relevant skills needed for functionality in the eraDesignmethodologyapproach This viewpoint adopts discussion method with reference to some review of literature to argue the pintsFindings This viewpoint finds out that to be relevant in the 4IRLIS graduate will have to possess the required skills relevant to function in the 4IRThe skills identified among other are information curationin-depth researchdigital scanningpreservationcloud data expansioncollaborationteaching and facilitationanalytical thinking and innovationactive learning and learning strategiesOriginalityvalue This paper is an original idea from the author and has been published or submitted to any platformThis paper is original because it has been able to emphasise that African LIS schools should work closely with the employer to make sure their courses and curriculum are designed in such a way to teach employability skillsMoreoverthis paper is importantas it made it clear that there is need to ensure removal of barriers to implementing better assessment and training and providing much-needed funding and resources to support the effortsLIS graduates or those in training should also work to develop in-demand skills and learn to use tools that reveal their capabilities to their potential employersLibrary AutomationAssist the external borrowing and return through RFID technologyCollection Classification and retrieval and indexRetrieval and IndexingUse intelligent tags to find lost or misplaced items in the library to decide whether to re-position the resources that are less used to increase theirVisibilityThe AIcategory in this article focuses onThe Internet of ThingsIoTIoT is a concept that refers to any device with switching and switch can be connected to the Internetsuch as mobile phonescoffee machineswashing machinesheadphoneslampswearable devicesetcIoT not only changed our lifestylebut also affected our way of workingIoT devices use built-in sensors to collect data and take action in some cases