<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Hi Kathy,<br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>My library is currently categorized as a class III library. I think the results of the 2020 census will add enough people to put my library into a a class IV status. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>I am certified at a level III. My question to you is when will the 2020 census numbers go into effect? FYI, my library's FY year runs June - July.<br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Will I need to obtain an MLS degree to remain library director here to qualify for state aid? </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>I have a MLS library assistant working here but she is not the director. Would that make my library compliant? Or, does the director have to have a level 2 certification?<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Thanks.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_POST__">-- <br></div><div>LaVonne Marshall<br>Director<br>Coopersville Area District Library<br>616-837-6809<br>coopersvillelibrary.org<br><br></div></div></body></html>