ALA Recruitment Clearinghouse

American Library Association

Recruitment Clearinghouse

The purpose of the ALA Recruitment Clearinghouse is to encourage and support grassroots library career recruitment initiatives. The Clearinghouse provides general resources to assist with the development of new recruitment initiatives as well as specific examples of past or existing recruitment initiatives.

Types of Recruitment Initiatives	Career Specializations	Target Populations
Financial Assistance scholarships, stipends, grants, reduced/flexible work schedules	Public Libraries	Paraprofessional / Support Staff
Work Experience internships, trainee programs, volunteer opportunities	School Library / Media Centers	Student Assistants / Undergraduates
Job Shadow Days	Academic / Research Libraries	Young Adults / High School Students
Recruitment Events career fairs, open houses, receptions	Special Libraries law, medical, music, corporate, other	Children
Promotional Materials posters, videos, brochures, pamphlets, buttons, pens, misc.	Other Specializations information technology/systems, reference, children/youth services, paraprofessional/support staff	Career Changers
Readings statistical data, government reports, professional news articles		Members of Underrepresented Groups
Recruitment Websites		Individuals with Special Skills

This page is maintained by the ALA Recruitment Assembly in liaison with the ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment. Please send comments and questions to jbrewer at udel.edu.
Last update November 11, 2004.