diff --git a/openlibrary/templates/books/edit/edition.html b/openlibrary/templates/books/edit/edition.html
index 18e63472750..2948a2c4ddb 100644
--- a/openlibrary/templates/books/edit/edition.html
+++ b/openlibrary/templates/books/edit/edition.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 $ edition_config = get_edition_config()
 $ is_privileged_user = ctx.user and (ctx.user.is_admin() or ctx.user.is_super_librarian())
+$ is_librarian = is_privileged_user or (ctx.user and ctx.user.is_librarian())
 
 $def radiobuttons(name, options, value):
     $for v in options:
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@
                     $_("WARNING: Any edits made to the work from this page will be ignored.")
                 </span>
             </div>
-            $ config = {'addnew': is_privileged_user, 'new_name': _('-- Move to a new work')}
+            $ config = {'addnew': is_librarian, 'new_name': _('-- Move to a new work')}
             <div class="multi-input-autocomplete multi-input-autocomplete--works" data-config="$dumps(config)">
                 $if book.works:
                     $for i, work in enumerate(book.works):