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About the Toolkit
The Public Library Compensation Toolkit was developed to help address inequities in library director and staff compensation when compared to other local government employees who do comparable work. The Toolkit provides library boards, directors and staff the tools needed to address these inequities and request fair and competitive compensation.
The main Toolkit document contains an overview on how to request fair compensation and communicate the results of the Job Analysis Questionnaire and Job Description, including resources for compensation information.
The Public Library Compensation Toolkit is available as a read-only Google doc.
Supporting Documents
The toolkit includes the following supporting documents: A Job Analysis Questionnaire, A Sample Library Director Job Description, and a Fillable Job Description Template. Download them at the links below.
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The following resources are a starting place for librarians or trustees seeking to learn more about this topic.
Back to topRecommended Reading
The titles below are available from the State Library's Library Science collection. Click the link below each title to go to the catalog, and submit a request in SILO for the book to be checked out and sent to your library via IA Shares.
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