1. Library Types & Personnel Functions

2. Types of Libraries
Academic
Public
School
Special

3. Academic Libraries Colleges & Universities
Collection designed to meet the needs of the curriculum
Usually one main library
May also have subject specific libraries
Low focus on fiction
Controlled population (students)
Part of campus budget

4. Public Libraries
Collection designed to meet the needs of the general public (broadest range of all library types)
Large fiction collection
Uncontrolled population
Part of city or county budget
Community services

5. Public Libraries Individual Branch Systems Palmdale City Library
City Systems
L.A. Public Library (68 Branches)
County Systems
L.A. County Public Library (84 Branches)
City/County Systems
Sacramento Public Library (25 Branches)
A Central/Main library is common

6. School Libraries Part of a public or private school
Elementary – Junior High/Middle – High
Some combined with Public Library
Scottsdale Public Library – Palomino Library
Collection designed to meet the needs of the school
Good fiction collection at the level of the school
Part of school budget

7. Special Libraries Government Law
Federal (U.S. Army Libraries)
State (California State Library)
Law
Private
Government (Public)
Librarians often have law degrees (J.D.)
Corporate (M.L.S. not always required)
Non-profit Organizations
Museums & Galleries
Archives (NARA)

8. Personnel Roles Leader Administrative Supervisory Librarians
Paraprofessionals
Clerical

9. Librarians
Stereotypes

13. Librarian Images This is What a Librarian Looks Like Ryan Gosling Meme
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14. Librarians Master’s degree usually required.
M.L.S., M.L.I.S., M.S.L.S., M.M.L.I.S.
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Second advanced degree may be required in universities or some special libraries.
Two areas of library service
Public Services
Technical Services

15. Librarian Services Technical Services Public Services
Catalog Management
Book Ordering
Book Processing
Public Services
Reference Services
Collection Development
Special Programs
Pathfinders and Research Guides
Community Services

16. Librarian Services (Public)
Adult Services
Reference Service
Collection Development by Area
Programming
Books Clubs
Classes
Outside Speakers
Community Services
Taxes
Special Groups
Children’s Services
Reference Service
Collection Development
Programming
Storytimes
Reading Clubs
Special Contests
Literacy Encouragement
Community Services
Schools
Parents

17. Leader Library Director Appointed by Board
Also Called City/County/State Librarian
Appointed by Board
Usually a former librarian with M.L.S.
Many years of experience
May have Ph.D.
Usually does not perform librarian duties

18. Administrative Not necessarily librarians
Administrate the Library Directors directives
May not have advanced degree

19. Supervisory Usually librarians with M.L.S.
Several years experience and leadership skills
Supervises branches or departments of a central library
Titles: Head Librarian, Branch Librarian, Supervising Librarian, Regional Librarian

20. Paraprofessionals Library Technicians/Assistants
Also called Circulation Technicians
Often have different levels based education and experience

21. Paraprofessionals Book maintenance & management
Issuance of library cards
Fines & fees

22. Clerical No education requirements Usually part-time Typing/Labeling
Shelving Books
Often college students in colleges & university libraries and high school students in public libraries.

23. Statistics
There are about 150,000 librarians in the U.S. working in 121,000 libraries.
27,000 Academic Librarians
88,000 total staff
46,000 Public Librarians
140,000 total staff

24. Statistics
Librarians answer around 6.6 million reference questions per week.
58% of U.S. adults have a public library card.
Americans visit libraries three times more than they go to movie theatres.
There are more public library branches than McDonald’s
16,700 vs. 14,000

25. Statistics
The cost of all public libraries is about $36 per American per year.
2 million more people visited an academic library reference desk than saw a college basketball game.
Academic libraries receive about three cents of every higher education dollar spent.
The largest libraries in the U.S.