Certification Levels

Level I

• High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED)
• Completion of Public Library Management 1 and 2 (For more information, please refer to the Continuing Education page.)

Level II

• High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED)
• Completion of Public Library Management 1 and 2 (For more information, please refer to the Continuing Education page.)
• Five years of library work experience or 30 semester hours of college credit from an accredited college or university

Level III

• High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED)
• Completion of Public Library Management 1 and 2 (For more information, please refer to the Continuing Education page.)
• 10 years of library work experience or 60 semester hours of college credit from an accredited college or university

Level IV

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Completion of Public Library Management 1 and 2 (For more information, please refer to the Continuing Education page.)

Level V

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• A college credit course in each of these four areas: library administration; selection of all types of library materials; organization of library materials; reference and information services

Level VI

• Graduate degree in library or information science from an accredited college or university