The public libraries are established for the members of the community who have varied requirements. The staff of public library should have various skills and qualities that include, interpersonal skills, social awareness, teamwork and leadership and competence in the practices and procedures of the particular library. The qualities and skills required by public library staff are :

•  Communization abilities for communication with various members of the society
•  Ability to understand the needs of users
•  Capability to co - operate with individuals and groups in the community
• Knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity
•  Knowledge of the kinds of material required by public libraries and skill to access it
• An understanding of the principles of public service
• A ability to cooperate with co - workers for providing effective library service s
•  Organizational skills, with the flexibility to identify and implement changes
• Imagination , vision and openness to new ideas and practice s and flexibility to change when new situations emerge
• Knowledge of modern information and communications technologies

1 Types of StaffLibrary staff is an important constituent of the public library. Library staff constitutes an important component of the library trinity. The entire staff structure of the library usually consists of employees in various ranks of employees. The ranking of employees is determined according to the types of