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2004
October 4
By
Certified Mail; Return Receipt Requested:
Frank J.
Lucchino, Chairman, Executive Committee
The
Carnegie Library of
Dear Mr. Lucchino:
With the
planned retirement of the
current Library Director, of The Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh, the Library now has a golden opportunity to hire a trained
librarian, as Library Director, and, in this regard, come back into compliance
with State Law.
Title 22,
Chapter 141.21 of the Pennsylvania Code states:
In approving and disapproving plans
for the use of State funds by local libraries, decisions by the State Librarian
will be determined by the following criteria:...
(2) Achievement of standards of
service. Whether the plan leads toward the achievement of the following
applicable standards:…
(iv)
Personnel. The retaining of library personnel shall be in conformity with the
following:...
(C)
The library shall be administered by head librarian certified as follows,
except that no library shall be deprived of State aid because of having a
noncertified head librarian appointed prior to
Population Required
Certification
of
Head Librarian
0—9,999 Library
Assistant
10,000—19,999 Provisional
Librarian
20,000 and more Professional
Librarian
Please
note that
Title 22, Chapter 133.4 of the Pennsylvania Code defines a
“Professional Librarian:”
133.4
Professional Librarian.
Upon application to the State
Librarian, a certificate of professional librarian shall be issued if the
applicant meets one or more of the following requirements:
(1) Has at least a bachelor’s degree from a
4-year college or university approved by the appropriate Commonwealth agency or
accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools,
or equivalent accrediting agency, and (emphasis added) has a 5th-year degree in library service from a school
approved by the appropriate Commonwealth agency or accredited by the American
Library Association.
(2) Successfully passes an
examination given under the auspices of the State Librarian demonstrating
knowledge and experience equivalent to the academic requirements of paragraph
(1).
Frank J.
Lucchino 2004
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(3) Was employed on
(4) Was employed in a Commonwealth
public library on
(5) Is certified as a professional
librarian 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.
Regrettably,
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has not been in compliance with these
sections of Title 22 of the Pennsylvania Code for approximately six years. With
the planned retirement of the current Carnegie Library Director, The Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh has a golden opportunity to come back into compliance
with State law, along with all other State-funded public libraries in the
I urge
you, and the Board of Trustees of The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to make
compliance with Title 22 of the Pennsylvania Code one of your chief goals, as
you search for a new Library Director for The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Sincerely
yours,
Glenn A.
Walsh
gaw
Attachment:
Excerpts from Title 22 of the
Copy: Members of the Board if Trustees, Carnegie
Library of
Members of the Council of the City of
Tom Murphy, Mayor, City of
Tom Flaherty, City Controller,
City of
Members of the Board of
Directors, Allegheny Regional Asset District
David Donahoe, Executive
Director, Allegheny Regional Asset District
Members of the Allegheny
Bob O’Connor, Governor’s
Representative in
Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak, Acting
Secretary of Education
Mary Clare Zales, Commissioner
for Commonwealth Libraries
News Media Representatives
Interested Members of the
General Public