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Maria Notarangelo, Co-Chair mnotarangelo@valleycollege.edu 909-384-8576 Celia Huston, Co-Chair chuston@valleycollege.edu 909-384-8574 Patty Quach, Dean pquach@valleycollege.edu (909) 384-8649 |
Different libraries will have different job titles and different requirements for experience and education.
Below are some typical scenarios. Be sure to check the Employment Websites page to find current job postings.
In libraries, paraprofessional positions have many different job titles. The educational and experience requirements vary by position, library, and library system.
Volunteering is one way to begin a library career (see the link to Volunteering on the left)
In California, school librarian positions in elementary schools (K-6) are typically clerical positions. The job titles and requirements vary by school district. These jobs are often part-time, but some districts have full-time positions. Often, the school media clerk is the only professional in the library and receives some guidance from a district librarian who is off-site.
Some people who already work for a school district have been able to move into school media clerk jobs or have substituted in school libraries. Some people also gain experience by volunteering at school libraries.
High schools -- and sometimes middle schools -- will hire library media clerks or library assistants to work with the high school librarian.
For middle schools and high schools in California, a librarian is required to have the following:
The teacher-librarian credential must be completed after the teaching credential. The teacher-librarian credential is a 31-unit graduate program approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Often, an MLIS degree can be completed at the same time as the teacher-librarian credential (with more units), but the MLIS is not a substitute for the credential.
Library Specialist is a job title that often requires previous library work experience, so it may not be an entry-level job. The education requirements will vary, but often a bachelor's degree is preferred or required.
The title "librarian" usually indicates that the person has an MLIS (master's in library and information science) or an MLS (master's in library science). Librarians can work at public, academic, and special libraries. (A middle or high school librarian needs a valid teaching credential and a teacher-librarian credential -- see above!)
Some libraries will hire people with bachelor's degrees and library experience as librarians as well.
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