Tuesday, March 19, 2013

A Look at Wisconsin Public Library Staffing Since 1990


Peak years:
  • 2002 - Total librarians
  • 2009 - Other paid staff
  • 2008 - Total staff (which fits the national trend)
Glassman Wealth Services, LLC (3/14/2012)
Red vertical bar added.

What happened in 1997?  It certainly can be called an anomaly.
  • Total librarians increased 8%
  • Other paid staff decreased nearly 3%,  then more than recovered its losses in 1998.

We lost a significant number of librarians in 2009, a decrease of 3.6%.  It couldn't have been all retirements!

Wisconsin Public Library Staffing, 1990-2011

The numbers speak for themselves.


The "Doing More With Less" Debate

Where do you stand?

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