Job opportunities will also arise as Librarians leave the workforce. Persons with experience and training in a library specialization will have the greatest chance of being hired. In some areas it has been difficult to fill the positions of Children's Librarian, Cataloger, Ethnic Librarian, and Documents Librarian. Advancement Librarians can advance to administrative positions or to more specialized work. Promotions usually come with the acquisition of experience and administrative skills, knowledge of automated systems and additional training.
Advancement opportunities are greater in the larger library systems.
Openings are listed in American Libraries, Library Journal, other professional publications, and newspaper classified sections. For a list of current job listing, browse Caljobs or America's Job Bank . Sound Requires QuickTime 4 Education and Training California public library systems usually require a master's degree in library science from a school accredited by the American Library Association. Students in their final year may be hired as interns in some systems. Acceptance into a library science program usually requires graduation from a four-year college with a B average, a reading knowledge of a foreign language and an acceptable score on the Graduate Record Examination.