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CHICAGO – Library employees are crucial to our economy and culture. They help small business owners formulate plans; graduates find funding; children fall in love with reading; grandparents co...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2011/10/23/celebrate-the-8th-annual-national-library-workers-day-by-being-a-star/

CHICAGO – The Certified Public Library Administrator Program congratulates nine new graduates since January and the 139 librarian candidates who are progressing through the program.  There ar...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2011/05/12/congratulations-to-nine-new-certified-public-library-administrators/

Continuing the theme “Libraries Work Because We Do!” thousands will celebrate National Library Workers Day (NLWD) and Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 12th 2011. On this day, while library wo...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2011/02/14/national-library-workers-day-and-equal-pay-day-coincide-on-april-12/

CHICAGO – The Certified Public Library Administrator Program has 41 graduates and more than 130 librarian candidates.  Learn why they participate in and what they get from the CPLA courses b...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2011/02/06/update-on-the-certified-public-library-administrator-program/

American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) President-elect Molly Raphael has extended the deadline for the call for nominations to 2011-2012 ALA Allied Professional As...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2011/01/26/ala-apa-call-for-certification-publishing-fundraising-committee-volunteers/

This is typically the season for the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian – Public and Academic.  The survey publication schedule has been changed to a bi-ennial edition.  This means the next iss...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2011/01/06/salary-survey-librarian-now-bi-ennial/

CHICAGO – For those with an appreciative and/or competitive spirit, ALA-APA is hosting a contest with no prize other than the knowledge that your state celebrates its library workers publicly o...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2011/01/06/seeking-national-library-workers-day-stars-in-14-states/

CHICAGO – The updated minimum salary for librarians should be $42,485/yr and for all staff $13.81/hr, based on American Library Association-Allied Professional Association resolutions passed i...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2011/01/06/minimum-salary-for-library-employees-and-state-library-salary-data-updated/

CHICAGO – By choice or by necessity, some library staff members work additional jobs to supplement their incomes.  Whether long-term, short-term or seasonal, making the decision to extend the ...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2010/12/16/ala-apa-seeks-panelists-for-annual-conference-program-on-second-jobs/

For Immediate Release Mon, 11/29/2010 – 09:57 CHICAGO – The Certified Public Library Administrator Program congratulates those who have completed the program.  The success of the 36 li...

https://ala-apa.org/blog/2010/11/29/certified-public-library-administrator-program-celebrates-graduates%E2%80%99-success/