International Journal of Research and Review Vol.7; Issue: 7; July 2020 Website: www.ijrrjournal.com Short Communication E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 International Journal of Research and Review (ijrrjournal.com) 443 Vol.7; Issue: 7; July 2020 Librarians’ Use of Social Media in Disseminating Health Information on COVID-19 Agim Eliezer Chukwuyere 1 , Oraekwe Ifeoma Nwanneka 2 , Chivuzo Cyprainmary Chukwudebelu 3 , Emenari Beatrice Chidiebere 4 1 Polytechnic Librarian, Sure Foundation Polytechnic Akwaibom Nigeria 2 Lecturer, Department of Library and Information Science, Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State 3 Lecturer, Department of Library and Information Science, Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State 4 Senior Librarian, Alex Ekwueme Library, Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State Corresponding Author: Agim Eliezer Chukwuyere ABSTRACT Due to the high rate of transmission of the Covid 19, it is evidenced that people in rural and urban areas have not been properly informed about this scourge. Illiteracy may have formed part of the problems for them to access the social media tools that contain information disseminated on Covid 19. Fake information on social media has dominated the social space with its attendant conspiracy theories. This has provided conflicting believes about this pandemic. This, therefore, has provided a gap for the librarians to fill. This theoretical paper assesses the librarians’ use of social media in disseminating health information on Covid 19. The paper using updated and relevant literatures, gave concepts for social media, health information, dissemination/ information dissemination, and Coronavirus disease (Covid 19). The paper discussed the librarians’ use of social media trusted sources to disseminate Covid 19 information. The paper also x-rayed the social media used by librarians for Covid 19 information dissemination. The paper further discussed the problems of librarians’ use of social media in dissemination of Covid 19 health information. Conclusion was that in this information age, public health awareness is key to minimize causalities, and librarians can play a vital role to disseminate this information with health care workers, society, and communities by utilizing effective social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Whatsapp, 2go, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger, among others to educate people on maintaining preventive measures during the lockdown phase. The paper recommended that librarians in all institutions should be motivated by means of enhanced packages to cover cost for subscription and other social media tools that will boast their dissemination of health information on Covid 19 to the people Keywords: Librarian, Social media, Dissemination, Health information, Covid- 19 INTRODUCTION In line with the aims of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) to specifically reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, and Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases (Chetley, 2006), there has been an increased need to improve on the health of the entire world citizens, mostly from the undeveloped countries. This effort has been heightened due to the incessant poor health status of the poorest world populace. According to Bras et al, cited in Sokey, Adjei and Ankrah (2018), there has also been an increase of a wide range of controlled, uncontrolled,