(7 Jul 2024) Indonesia still faces a librarian shortage, according to the National Library (Perpusnas), coinciding with the country’s celebration of the 51st National Librarian Day on July 7th.
The number of librarians throughout the country so far is only 3,895 people, according to the Perpusnas’ data last year, while the country needs 439,680 librarians distributed to various types of libraries throughout regions.
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