[Publib] WI Librarians Demoted: "Librarians today do less complex work"

[Blake Carver]

I just posted This one From The Wausau Daily Herald - Wausau,WI to LISNews

http://lisnews.org/node/29261

A move that the Marathon County Public Library director considers a
step toward the future has librarians concerned about the quality of
library services, as well as their own pay and work environment. The
Marathon County Public Library Board of Trustees voted Monday to
eliminate the library's four "librarian 1" positions, one of them
vacant, in favor of creating three customer service librarian
positions and one lead customer service librarian spot. The three
librarians whose jobs the board cut will be offered the customer
service librarian positions, which pay about $10,000 less annually.

The reorganization also aims to meet the ever-changing needs of
customers, she said. Librarians today do less complex work, she said
-- calling for pay adjustments and more technological assistance.

"We're really becoming a community center," she said. "Our public has
different requirements of us."

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Blake Carver
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