Library Worklife

Volume 3, No. 3 • March 2006

Certification

Invitation to Public Librarians for the Certified Public Library Administrator Program

The ALA-Allied Professional Association invites you to participate in Certified Public Library Administrator Program. The Certification Review Committee will be reviewing the first applications soon! Why would you want to be in the program? See what others have to say on the Web site—www.ala-apa.org/certification/cplaapplication.html. We have already approved providers (ALA divisions, consultants, regional library systems) for seven courses. We will have providers from across the country for each of the nine standards and courses will be offered in a variety of delivery methods, including online and face-to-face. The application can be completed on the CPLA Website. The deadline for submission of the application, a copy of your resume, and application fees is March 20, 2006. We look forward to hearing from you! The CPLA Certification Review Committee will be reviewing the proposals on April 4, National Library Workers Day.

If you've already completed your application, we will be in touch with you within two weeks after the committee meets. Thank you!

Please contact the ALA-APA office if you have any questions—1-800-545-2433, ext. 2424, or jgrady@ala.org.

Invitation to Continuing Education Providers for the Certified Public Library Administrator Program

ALA-Allied Professional Association invites you to participate in the second review of proposals for providing courses for candidates in the Certified Public Library Administrator Program. Library schools, consortia, and others are encouraged to apply. We have already approved providers (ALA divisions, consultants, regional library systems) for seven courses. We need many providers across the country for each of the nine standards; providers still have the opportunity to become the first to provide the other three elective standards: Current Issues, Fund-raising/Grantsmanship, and Serving Diverse Populations. The revised RFP can be downloaded from the CPLA Web sit—www.ala-apa.org/certification/cplarfp.pdf. The deadline for submission is March 20, 2006. We look forward to hearing from you! The CPLA Certification Review Committee will be reviewing the proposals on April 4th, National Library Workers Day.

www.ala-apa.org/certification/cplaproviders.html

Please contact the ALA-APA office if you have any questions—1-800-545-2433, ext. 2424, or jgrady@ala.org..

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