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. Accredited schools in California are the University of California at Berkeley, San Jose State University, and the University of California at Los Angeles. Applicants for special library positions must have appropriate education. Public school Librarians need both a teaching credential and a school library media teaching credential, which entails the completion of a program of librarianship approved by the State Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing. 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.