Certificate Applicants Information
What are the certificate requirements?
- High School Diploma or GED
- 2000 hours of library work, unpaid or paid, within five years of application
- 162 Contact Hours in specific competencies
For more information see the certification application - Renewals are required every three years and require additional 45 Contact Hours
Courses taken within five years of the date of application are eligible for certification purposes. Starting in January 2012, all courses must be from Western Council approved education providers.
How do I apply?
- First, read all the information on this page.
- Review the Application Form and prepare the documentation you will need to complete the application.
- Fill out the Application Form completely, attaching required copies of training and education transcripts and employment verification.
- Be sure to sign the application and enclose a check or money order, made out to the Western Council of State Libraries, for the $100 application fee.
Send the check and application to:
Western Council of State Libraries
C/O BCR
14394 East Evans Avenue
Aurora, CO 80014-1408 - You will hear back from BCR after review of your application, about eight weeks.
- If you have completed the necessary course work and provided all the employment and education verification, you will receive a certificate.
- If your application is incomplete or if you must take more courses, you will receive a letter outlining what you must do to be certified.
- You can appeal any decision regarding certification to the Executive Committee. You must appeal within 60 days of receiving written notification of the decision.