22 Pa. Code § 133.6 - Library assistant

Upon application to the State Librarian a certificate of library assistant will be issued if the applicant meets one or more of the following requirements:

(1) Has completed at least 2 academic years of college education in an institution approved by the appropriate Commonwealth agency or accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or equivalent accrediting agency, and has successfully completed 9 credit hours of courses in library service at institutions approved by the appropriate Commonwealth agency or accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or equivalent accrediting agency.

(2) Has completed at least two academic years of college education in an institution approved by the appropriate Commonwealth agency or accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or equivalent accrediting agency, and has completed a minimum of one year of in-service training in library work that has been approved by the State Librarian.

(3) Successfully passes an examination given under the auspices of the State Librarian demonstrating knowledge and experience equivalent to the requirements in paragraph (1) or (2).

(4) Was employed on June 14, 1961, as a head librarian in a Commonwealth public library, the individual service area of which contained 9,999 persons or less.

(5) Was employed in a Commonwealth public library on June 14, 1961, in a position which was classified by the employer as requiring a library assistant.

(6) Is certified as a library assistant or the equivalent by another state or country, and who, to the satisfaction of the State Librarian has qualifications equivalent to those required of other applicants.

Notes

22 Pa. Code § 133.6

The provisions of this § 133.6 amended October 4, 1985, effective 10/5/1985, 15 Pa.B. 3503.

This section cited in 22 Pa. Code § 133.2 (relating to procedure for certification); and 22 Pa. Code § 141.21 (relating to local libraries).