-----Original Message----- From: Maxwell, Eileen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 3:22 PM To: Maxwell, Eileen Subject: White House Proposes $10 Million to Address Nation's Critical Sho rtage of Librarians
> Laura Bush Addresses Nation's Critical Shortage of Librarians: > Proposes $10 Million to Recruit New Librarians January 10, 2002 > > Press Release from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services > > Press Please Call: 202-606-8339 > Eileen Maxwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mamie Bittner [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Washington. Last night Laura Bush announced a proposed $10 million > initiative for 2003 to recruit a new generation of librarians. The > initiative will be managed by the Institute of Museum and Library > Services. In announcing this initiative Mrs. Bush said, "In May 2000, > Library Journal magazine reported 40 percent of America's library > directors plan to retire in 9 years or less. And, according to the July > 2000 Monthly Labor Review, in 1998 57 percent of professional librarians > were age 45 or older." > > Recruiting a new generation of librarians is vital. Research scheduled > for publication in the March 2002 issue of American Libraries magazine > will show that based on 1990 Census data almost 58 percent of professional > librarians will reach the age of 65 between 2005 and 2019. > > Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library > Services, an independent federal agency that supports the Nation's 122,000 > libraries, said, "The signing of the 'No Child Left Behind Act' this week > is a great achievement. This recruitment initiative is a further > indication of the depth of the President and Mrs. Bush's commitment to > education. Recruiting and educating the next generation of librarians is > essential. They help parents teach their children before they enter > school, they are partners with the schools in their communities and they > help adults continue to achieve and enjoy learning throughout their > lifetimes." > > Funds will be used to invest in a variety of recruitment efforts such as > scholarships and fellowships for master's programs; support for doctoral > students who will train the next generation of librarians; leadership > development; distance learning for underserved rural areas; and efforts to > recruit librarians to serve increasingly diverse communities with diverse > language skills. > > Mrs. Bush made the announcement at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public > Library in Kansas. > > About the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - IMLS is an > independent Federal agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and a > lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's museums and libraries. > Created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208, IMLS > administers the Library Services and Technology Act and the Museum > Services Act. For more information contact IMLS at 1100 Pennsylvania > Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 202-606-8536, or <http://www.imls.gov> (Thanks to Belinda Boon of TSL for this information.-L.) --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
