New CPLA course, candidates approved.(ALA)(Certified Public Library Administrator)(Brief article)

Twelve new candidates and an additional program course have been approved by the Certification Review Committee of the ALA--Allied Professional Association's Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) program. The program now has 87 candidates representing public libraries of all sizes across the nation.

Candidates in the voluntary post-MLS certification program for public librarians with three years or more of supervisory experience and an ALA-accredited master's degree in library and information …