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Commission approves revised librarian classification; ALA accreditation marked as "highly desirable"

Glendale Civil Service Commission · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved updates to the librarian classification to better reflect modern municipal library duties, designating an MLS/MLIS as required while marking an ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS as highly desirable; the GCEA reviewed the changes and offered no objections.

Glendale's Civil Service Commission approved revisions to the librarian class specification Jan. 14 to better reflect the professional breadth of duties across the library system and to support workforce development.

HR explained the revision makes a master's in library science…

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