Local News

Of the 4,200 public primary and junior high schools in the seven prefectures of Kyushu, roughly 40% were staffed with a librarian. This is far below the national average of roughly 60%. The assignment of a librarian to a school is required by law. Fukuoka Prefecture has the best compliance, with librarians on the staff of 67% of primary schools and 62% on the staff of junior high schools, while Kagoshima Prefecture has the worst at 23% and 19% respectively.