NYLA has developed a proposal to require new certified public librarians starting in 2010 to obtain 60 hours of professional development over a five year period. Anyone who already has a public librarian certificate would not be covered by this proposal, only those applying for a public librarian certificate in 2010. Information about the proposal can be found on NYLA’s website at www.nyla.org . After carefully reading the proposal, comments, suggestions, and recommendations on the proposal are welcome and should be sent to NYLA