How do I go about becoming a library director?

Question

I need specifics, please. Thank you.

PLEASE NOTE: I am not already a library director. I still need the schooling for it.

Answer 1

Apply when they have an opening. For most medium and large libraries, you'd need a Masters degree in Library Science. Even with the degree, you'd probably start in a lower position than director and work your way up.

Answer 2

It depends on the type and level of library. You may need a college degree and many years of library experience to rise through the ranks of your city's or town's library staff until you're its director.

For directing at a college, law firm, or other specialized library, you will need a college degree, an area of specialization, some field of study in which you know lots, and a library science degree. That gets your foot in the door, and then you could rise through the ranks, perhaps being offered a higher position at a competing library (another college's, perhaps) and moving up that way rather than in one place.

The highest levels of librarianship, directing the Library of Congress, is less about being a librarian and more like running a large business.