Section B: Paid Staff and Salary Information

Include all paid staff on the library’s payroll. Include unfilled positions if a search is currently underway. Do not report workers paid by other agencies such as Green Thumb employees or work study students. Do not report workers hired through a cleaning or landscape business. Report all positions as of June 30, 2025.

B01: TOTAL NUMBER OF PAID LIBRARIANS: Count the number of paid staff with the title of librarian. Staff members are considered librarians if they do paid work that usually requires professional training and skill in the theoretical and/or scientific aspects of library work, as distinct from its mechanical or clerical aspect. Staff members are considered librarians if they do professional library work such as administration, reference, cataloging, youth services, or selection. Librarians may possess a Masters of Library Science degree, but it is not necessary to be considered a librarian for the purpose of this question.

B02: TOTAL NUMBER OF ALL PAID LIBRARIAN HOURS WORKED PER WEEK: Count the number of hours worked per week by paid librarians as defined on line B01. If a weekly total is unknown, it is acceptable to take the annual total number of hours worked and divide by 52. For example, if a library has two librarians who work a total of 4160 hours per year, 80 would be reported for the weekly hours worked. (4160 hours ÷ 52 = 80)

B03: PAID LIBRARIANS FTE (B02÷40): Automatically divides line B02 by 40 to determine total FTEs worked. 

B04: TOTAL NUMBER OF ALL OTHER PAID STAFF: Count the total number of all other paid staff. This includes all other paid employees including plant operations, security, maintenance, pages, shelvers, etc. 

B05: TOTAL NUMBER OF ALL OTHER PAID STAFF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK: Count the total number of hours worked per week by all other paid staff as defined on line B04. If a weekly total is unknown, it is acceptable to take the annual total number of hours worked and divide by 52. For example, if a library has two employees who work a total of 4160 hours per year, 80 would be reported for the weekly hours worked. (4160 hours ÷ 52 = 80)

B06: ALL OTHER PAID STAFF FTE (B05÷40): Automatically divides line B05 by 40 to determine total FTEs worked. 

B07: TOTAL NUMBER OF PAID STAFF: Automatically adds lines B01 and B04 to determine total number of paid staff. 

B08: TOTAL PAID STAFF FTE (B03 + B06): Automatically adds line B03 and line B06 to determine total FTEs worked. 

B09: HOW MANY OF THE PAID LIBRARIANS FROM LINE B01 HAVE AN ALA ACCREDITED MASTERS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE DEGREE: Count the total number of paid librarians, as reported on line B01, possessing an ALA accredited Masters of Library Science degree. Staff members are considered librarians if they do paid work requiring professional training and skill in the theoretical and/or scientific aspects of library work, as distinct from its mechanical or clerical aspect. Staff members are considered librarians if they do professional library work such as administration, reference, cataloging, youth services, or selection. 

B10: TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK BY LIBRARIANS FROM LINE B09 WITH AN ALA ACCREDITED MASTERS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE DEGREE: Count the total number of hours worked per week by paid librarians possessing an ALA accredited Masters of Library Science degree, as reported on line B09. If a weekly total is unknown, it is acceptable to take the annual total number of hours worked and divide by 52. For example, if a library has two employees who work a total of 4160 hours per year, 80 would be reported for the weekly hours worked. (4160 hours ÷ 52 = 80)

B11: TOTAL FTE LIBRARIANS WITH MASTERS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE DEGREE (B10÷40): Automatically divides line B10 by 40 to determine total FTEs worked. 

B12: STARTING DATE OF CURRENT DIRECTOR IN DIRECTOR’S POSITION: Enter the starting date of the current director at the director’s position. If the position is currently unfilled, leave this question blank. 

Salary Information

Report the hourly salary for the positions listed below if employed by your library. Do not report one staff member more than once even if they perform multiple jobs. Refer to the instructions for more detailed information on each position. Do not report assistant director or department heads unless that role is part of their official job description. Do not report workers paid by other agencies such as Green Thumb employees or work study students. Do not report workers hired through a cleaning or landscape business. Report hourly salary amounts as of June 30, 2025.

B13: HOURLY SALARY OF THE DIRECTOR: Do not report the same staff member more than once. If the director is also the children’s librarian or other position listed below, only report the salary as a director on line B13. 

B14: HOURLY SALARY OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Report this number if the library employs an assistant director and assistant director is part of the employee’s job title. Do not report the same staff member more than once. If the assistant director is also the children’s librarian or other position listed below, only report the salary as the assistant director on line B14.

B15: HOURLY AVERAGE SALARY OF DEPARTMENT HEADS: Report this number if the library has employees that supervise other staff members. This will most likely only occur in larger libraries. If the library has more than one department head, report an average. Do not report the director’s or assistant director’s salary on this line.

B16: HOURLY AVERAGE SALARY OF THE CHILDREN’S LIBRARIAN: Report this number if the library employs a children’s librarian. If the library has more than one children’s librarian, report the average salary. Do not report the same staff member more than once. If the director or assistant director is also the children’s librarian, only report the salary on B13 or B14.

B17: HOURLY AVERAGE SALARY OF LIBRARY CLERKS: If the library has more than one clerk, report the average.

B18: HOURLY AVERAGE SALARY OF SHELVERS OR PAGES: If the library has more than one shelver or page, report the average.

B19: HOURLY AVERGE SALARY OF JANITORIAL OR BUILDING MAINTENANCE STAFF: Only report janitorial/building maintenance staff if they are an employee of the library. Do not report pay to workers hired through a cleaning business. If the library has more than one staff member in this position, report the average.