Page 236 - Training for librarianship; library work as a career

TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP
Those without especial skill of any kind,
without education, and without training are
always the most plentiful; competition for
subsistence is on that account greater among

them, and because they are so many their
earnings are in consequence low. This is the
economic law and it is as true in library work
as it is in business.
Salaries in the special libraries are at pres-
ent considerably higher than those prevailing
in public libraries. This is due to the more
intensive training which they require, and the
premium which business is always willing to
place on abihty and capacity. However, due
in large measure to rising standards, the pub-
lic libraries are finding themselves under the
necessity of paying higher salaries than were
formerly common.
Salaries for head librarians in public
libraries range from $10,000 a year to about
$1000. In business libraries head librarians
receive from $10,000 to about $1500. In
general, however, the better the educational
equipment and training of the individual, the
better is the salary offered. The New York
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