Good news, Los Angeles has built five libraries and doesn\’t have enough librarians to work in the buildings.
They say it is not only a local problem. Nationally, the supply of librarians is falling far short of the rising demands. About 22% of the nation\’s 191,000 librarians will turn 65 in the next decade.
There were 1,000 openings at the ALA, but only 481 job-seekers showed up. Hopefully that means salaries will start to go up, and I won\’t have any problem finding a new job!
LA Times.com has The Story
\”The new librarian is really a swinging person, because he or she can manage information and that\’s an incredible skill in today\’s world. I mean, who among us hasn\’t done an Internet search and gotten 5,486 hits?
But a librarian knows how to find that precise bit of information you need.\”
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