Critical library instruction is rooted in the idea that knowledge is culturally situated, and thus, instruction must be as well.[15] Characterized by a praxis-based approach that is deeply connected to the context and information needs of the learner, critical library instruction always begins with an assessment of the learner’s context and their information needs. Critical library instruction problematizes traditional methods of teaching information literacy skills as privileging particular ways of knowing in academic contexts,[16] and instead advocates a method of teaching that emphasizes the learner’s frame of reference and information needs.