Minority librarians needed

From the article:

When Melva Ramirez asked to be transferred to a West Side public library in the predominantly Hispanic part of San Antonio, her bosses quickly said yes.

Ramirez, who holds a master’s degree in library science, is a hard-to-find employee. She is one of an estimated 6,500 Hispanic librarians nationwide in a profession whose ranks are declining across the board, in part because of low pay and competition from corporations eager to hire trained researchers.

Minorities are hardest to recruit, according to a 2004 study called “Diversity Counts” by the American Library Association. That’s a problem because if libraries are to be their best they must be able to serve a larger diverse community, experts say.

Source: San Antonio News-Express
Thanks to Kathy F. for the news tip.

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