Many library organizations have put the effort into defining the competencies—skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors—necessary for library staff to provide the best service to their patrons. Use these competency collections as a starting point for your own competency-based efforts.

ALA's Competences of Librarianship

• Core Competences of Librarianship (2022)
• Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians
• Skills for 21st-Century Librarians, project to develop a programming curriculum for library workers and students.
• Programming Competencies

ALA-Allied Professionals Association (ALA-APA)

• Library Support Staff Certification Program Competency Standards

Arizona State Library

• Library Practitioner Certification Competencies
  

Federal Library & Information Center Committee

• Federal Librarian Competencies

Information Wants to Be Free

• Skills for the 21st Century Librarian

North Carolina State Library

• Competencies in Technology for Libraries in North Carolina

Ohio Library Council

• Ohio Public Library Core Competencies

Shaker Library (IL)

• Core Competencies
  

Toronto Public Library

Competencies Needed by Public Library Staff See Appendix 1 for competency statements

University of Florida

• Staff Competencies Training Matrix

WebJunction

•  Competency Index for the Library Field 2014

YALSA

• Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff