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Pay Equity

Too often the work of library directors and staff is not understood, is undervalued and is not compensated fairly. In other words, many library directors and staff receive lower pay than other employees who do comparable work. The purpose of the questionnaire below is to address these inequities.

Suggestions for using the questionnaire:

Basic Level: Use it with the library board to justify a salary increase for the library director.
Second Level: Have all library staff complete it to justify an increase for the library staff as a whole.
Third Level: Approach the city and request that the city as a whole conduct a pay equity study if they haven't already and/or to request a library budget increase to improve library salaries.

Additional Information

What Do Public Library Directors Do, Anyway?
A description of the many duties of a public library director.

Available Downloads

The Value of Librarians: Reaching Equitable Compensation
A questionnaire (Word) for gathering information about your job to help others understand the value of the service you provide and the need to be compensated fairly.
The Value of Librarians: Reaching Equitable Compensation
A questionnaire (pdf) for gathering information about your job to help others understand the value of the service you provide and the need to be compensated fairly.

Related Sites

Advocating for Better Salaries and Pay Equity Toolkit
A toolkit to help library workers work toward better salaries and pay equity provided by the American Library Association.
American Library Association / Allied Professional Association
APA is a companion organization to ALA and supports comparable worth and pay equity initiatives, and other activities designed to improve the salaries and status of librarians and other library workers.
We're Worth It!: An AFSCME Guide to Understanding and Implementing Pay Equity
Resources on pay equity from a public service employees union.
Pay Equity: The Minnesota Experience
Describes how Minnesota implemented comparable worth.

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