Education ~ Professional Growth ~ Certification  

Education

Plymouth State University’s College of Graduate Studies offers the only approved Alternative 1 program in New Hampshire . The 33-credit Master of Education in K-12 Education, Library Media Specialist degree leads to LMS certification in the state of New Hampshire . Visit http://www.plymouth.edu/graduate/educator/library.html for additional information.

Albany, New York  http://www.albany.edu/cci/informationstudies/index.shtml

Syracuse, New York  http://istweb.syr.edu/

Rhode Island  http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/

Massachusetts  http://www.simmons.edu/programs/gslis/

Connecticut  http://www.southernct.edu/departments/ils/

Other Accredited LIS Master's Programs  http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditation/lisdirb/lisdirectory.htm

Professional Growth

Educational opportunities through the NH State Library http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/education.html.

Explore opportunities for personal and professional development through Plymouth State University’s College of Graduate Studies . Visit  http://www.plymouth.edu/graduate/educator/library.html for additional information.

Certification

The new certification standards for Library Media Specialist were given final approval on June 18, 2003. They are posted at http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/ed500.html. (Scroll down or do a "find" for Ed 507.21 Library Media Specialist.)

This site <http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html> gives links to the certification requirements for all the states.

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