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Organisational Structure

ZLS Management Structure

A professional hierarchical structure supporting effective library administration, service delivery, community engagement and national library development.

View Structure Vision & Mission

Professional Leadership

Strong Leadership, Stronger Libraries

The structure brings together professional librarians and library officers to coordinate programmes and strengthen access to information.

Professional Levels Contact ZLS

Service Delivery

Serving Schools, Colleges & Communities

ZLS professional teams support public schools, colleges, public libraries and technical library services across the country.

Service Areas Library Network

Organisational Framework

Zambia Library Service Structure

The structure below presents the professional hierarchy from the Assistant Director through the different professional and support levels to the major service delivery areas.

Professional hierarchy: Assistant Director → Principal Librarians → Senior Librarians → Librarians → Senior Library Officer → Assistant Library Officers → Departments and Service Areas.

Level 1 — Senior Leadership

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Library Services & Operations

Level 2 — Principal Librarians

Principal Librarian 1

1

Principal Librarian

Principal Librarian I

Principal Librarian 2

2

Principal Librarian

Principal Librarian II

Principal Librarian 3

3

Principal Librarian

Principal Librarian III

Level 3 — Senior Librarians

Senior Librarian 1

1

Senior Librarian

Senior Librarian I

Senior Librarian 2

2

Senior Librarian

Senior Librarian II

Senior Librarian 3

3

Senior Librarian

Senior Librarian III

Level 4 — Librarians

Librarian 1

1

Librarian

Professional Librarian I

Librarian 2

2

Librarian

Professional Librarian II

Librarian 3

3

Librarian

Professional Librarian III

Level 5 — Library Officer

Senior Library Officer

1

Senior Library Officer

Senior Library Officer

Level 6 — Assistant Library Officers

Assistant Library Officer 1

1

Assistant Library Officer

Library Support I

Assistant Library Officer 2

2

Assistant Library Officer

Library Support II

Assistant Library Officer 3

3

Assistant Library Officer

Library Support III

Assistant Library Officer 4

4

Assistant Library Officer

Library Support IV

Assistant Library Officer 5

5

Assistant Library Officer

Library Support V

Departments / Service Areas

Public Schools

School Library Services

Colleges & Public Libraries

Library Development & Services

Technical

Technical Library Services

Departments & Service Areas

Operational Service Structure

The professional structure supports key departments and service areas responsible for delivering library and information services to different user groups.

ZLS Departments & Service Areas

Public Schools

School library development, reading programmes, learning resources and support to public schools.

Colleges

Library and information support for colleges, teacher education institutions and other learning institutions.

Public Libraries

Community library services, literacy, lifelong learning and public access to information.

Technical Services

Technical processing, cataloguing, classification, digital systems and information resource management.

Service Delivery

Key Areas of Responsibility

The organisational structure enables ZLS to coordinate professional library services and support institutions and communities throughout Zambia.

Public Schools

Supporting school libraries, reading, literacy and access to learning materials.

Colleges

Supporting college libraries and information services for education.

Public Libraries

Providing community-based access to knowledge, information and reading.

Technical Services

Supporting technical processing, digital resources and library systems.

Working Together

Our Partners

ZLS works with strategic partners to strengthen literacy, information access, education and community development.

Strengthening Library Services Across Zambia

Zambia Library Service works through professional leadership, specialised library staff and service delivery structures to support schools, colleges and public libraries.