The library and information science profession needs to increase its knowledge about those among its ranks who manage the majority of the nation's public libraries. There is a great need for research on rural libraries in order to understand their operational environments and to devise strategies capable of handling the library and information service needs of rural citizens in the information age. One such component of the rural library service research agenda that can be viewed as critical and a top priority is the recruitment and retention of personnel directing rural libraries. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether Idaho public libraries have difficulty in recruiting and retaining directors and, if so, whether salary and community size are factors.