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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

In the accompanying table informa-
tion regarding courses, requirements, costs
and other pertinent information has
been included
In addition to the library schools many
public libraries, such as those at Brooklyn,
N. Y., Cleveland, O., Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Detroit, Mich., Springfield, Mass., and
Pittsburgh, Pa., have apprentice courses or
special training classes which are designed
to prepare for work in the institutions in
which they are given. These courses include
a short probationary period during which the
student's fitness for the work is determined.
The complete courses range in a majority of
cases from thi*ee to nine months in length. No
tuition fee is charged. Information regard-
ing libraries providing such opportunities for
training may be obtained from state library
commissions (see Chapter XVI), or by ap-
plying to the local librarian.
In some of the states, as in Illinois, In-
diana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsyl-
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