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State/Regional Certifications
Certification Statements by Library Organizations
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History of ALA-APA Certifications

Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP)Library Support Staff Certification Program

Advisory Council

Advisory Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes

ALA Group

Councilors/Representatives

ACRL

David R. Dowell, Ph.D., Cuesta College
dave@ddowell.com

ALCTS

Barbara Marson, Ph.D., East Carolina University
marsonb@ecu.edu

ASCLA

Diana Reese,  Colorado State Library
Reese_D@cde.state.co.us

PLA

Carolyn Anthony, Skokie Public Library
CAnthony@skokielibrary.info

RUSA

Diana D. Shonrock, Iowa State University
shonrock@iastate.edu

Jean Alexander, Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
jeana@andrew.cmu.edu

LAMA

Robert Daugherty, University of Illinois-Chicago
rad@uic.edu

Committee on Education

Peggy Seiden, Swarthmore College
Pseiden1@swarthmore.edu

Frank Novak (no longer on COE), Rockford Public Library
fnovak@rockfordpubliclibrary.org

LSSIRT

Dorothy Morgan, Liverpool Public Library
dot@mailbox.lpl.org

AnnaMarie Kehnast, Gloucester County College
Akehnast@gccnj.edu

Western Council

Rand Simmons, Washington State Library Division
rsimmons@secstate.wa.gov

Educational
Expert

Carol P. Johnson, College of St. Catherine
cpjohnson@stkate.edu

Project Directors

Nancy Bolt, Nancy Bolt & Associates
nancybolt@earthlink.net

Karen Strege
kstrege@msn.com

ALA Primary Contact

Jenifer Grady, ALA-APA
jgrady@ala.org

The project is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the American Library Association. It is a partnership between the American Library Association and the Western Council of State Libraries.

Historical Documents

Please review the history of ALA-APA certifications and the LSSIRT Certification Task Force Certification of Library Technical Assistants document.