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Subject: REFORMANET/White House Proposes $10 Million to Address Nation's
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> 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 [log in to unmask]
> Mamie Bittner [log in to unmask]
>
> 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>
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