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  2 0 They are not. You are misinformed. They are also not reducing hours or branches. 21.3 million items circulated last year... You can read more here: http://www.kcls.org/about/future_services_strategy/ And, for those of you don't realize, KCLS and SPL are two separate systems. We're pretty lucky to have over 80 public libraries in this area! New Radio answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Geni… 0 0 Good answer. KCLS is run very well indeed, in my opinion, whereas SPL - well, that's a different story (I used to work there, and they were indeed guilty of what the OP was asking about). Geni commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 As someone who worked in libraries for years as an assistant and almost completed an MLIS, let me tell you that a degree in Library science is worth about four days of shadowing a librarian at work. The Masters of Library Science Degree is one of many professional degrees which exists to extract money from aspiring professionals and give those degree recipients a reason to demand more money in compensation. But they're not getting rid of librarians, so relax. dwight moody answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Actually, KCLS is looking to more proactively serve King County by creating more time and opportunities for their librarians to expand services – in the libraries, out in the community and online. Librarians are definitely not going away! KCLSFutureServices answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 3 Money. They can pay an assistant less than a librarian and times are tight. CleverScreenName answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 3 comments by Charlie Redtide, CleverScreenName, and New Radio… 0 0 They are not firing the librarians, just taking them from the branches. They still have to pay them. Charlie Redtide commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Any layoffs? What's the librarians' new role outside the branches? CleverScreenName commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 No layoffs, no loss of pay, different duties for some though. New Radio commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 1 Too many overdue books? "Cagey" answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 6 King County is overfull of a bunch of pennypinching, bookburning, pro-automation-station Nazi cows named Buella. That's why. Rev.Enant answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 8 Who goes to the library anymore? Cato the Younger Younger answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 4 comments by Charlie Redtide, CleverScreenName, and Sphinx… 0 0 Who goes to the library? Little children learning to read. Charlie Redtide commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 And this adult who likes books. CleverScreenName commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Ooh, ooh, me! Sphinx commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Those of us who already have 10,000 books and no more room or money for new ones, but still have a burning need for new reading material. I check out, on the average, 10 books a week. Geni commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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