Librarians
Source: AP
More on Librarian Shortages, Recruitment
From the article, “Southington Public Library director Jay Johnston said he has had an increasingly difficult time hiring qualified librarians. “The bubble’s going to pop in a few years,” he told the Record-Journal of Meriden. “Librarians help people with everything from resumes to trigonometry to book recommendations, he [Johnston] said. “It’s really about people,” he said. “The public librarian is a consultant.”…”There are other factors that play into the shortage, such as low salaries despite required advanced degrees. The average starting salary in 2001 was $36,818. Municipal librarians must hold a master’s degree in library science, while school librarians now known as media specialists must have a master’s degree in library science and teacher certification.”

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