The Kentucky State Board for the Certification of Librarians, created by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1938, is required by KRS 171.250 to issue certificates to qualified library staff. Under the terms of KRS 171.260, public libraries in Kentucky are required to be administered and staffed by appropriately certified personnel.
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Certification Board Members
The State Board for the Certification of Librarians (KRS 171.240) is composed of the state librarian and five (5) members appointed by the Governor from a list submitted by the board of directors of the Kentucky Library Association. Two (2) members shall be full-time professional librarians in active public library work, two (2) shall be public library trustees and one (1) shall be a professional librarian from a department or school of library science in a state university. The term of office of each appointive member shall be four (4) years.
Current Certification Board members (PDF)
Certification Board Bylaws (PDF)
Public Comment Policy (PDF)
Board Meetings
The Board will meet:
- April 22, 2025
- July 22, 2025
- October 28, 2025
- January 27, 2026
All meetings are at 2pm ET in the KDLA Board Room and online at
https://www.youtube.com/user/KDLACE.
If you wish to attend and speak in-person at a Certification Board meeting, please email
KDLA.certification@ky.gov 24 hours in advance of the meeting time.
Questions?
If you have other questions regarding the Kentucky public librarian certification program, contact continuing education staff by email at KDLA.Certification@ky.govor by phone at (502) 564-1727.
Certification applications may be sent by mail to:
Kentucky State Board for the Certification of Librarians
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
P.O. Box 537 300 Coffee Tree Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602-0537