Qualifications of chief librarian; library employees.

§ 153A-267. Qualifications of chief librarian; library employees. (a) To be eligible for appointment and service as chief administrative officer of a library system (whether designated chief librarian, director of library services, or some other title), a person must have a professional librarian certificate issued by the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources, pursuant to G.S. 125-9, under regulations for certification of public librarian as established by the North Carolina Public Librarian Certification Commission pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 143B-67. (b) The employees of a county or city library system are, for all purposes, employees of the county or city, as the case may be.