Whether they have full governance powers or are just there in an advisory capacity, trustees on library boards need to understand the complex issues that affect a library's ability to provide its community with materials and services that support lifelong learning, jobs, and quality of life. Authors Ellen G. Miller and Patricia H. Fisher have created a strategic guide that will help library board leaders handle important issues such as managing risk; local values and first amendment rights; leadership capable of achieving the library's ideal vision; getting and growing diverse funding sources; and becoming part of the community's leadership team. These issues are discussed in laymen's terms designed for busy trustees and directors who have only a few hours per month together to consider options and make decisions.
Library Board Strategic Guide: Going to the Next Level seeks to help trustees and their directors in three broad areas: understanding complex issues and their local impact, assessing the trustee's role in addressing those issues, and reviewing experiences and best practices from other libraries. With many other uses, including use as a tool for board meeting discussions, for self-study, or as a benchmark for assessing your board's performance, this guide will help your library leaders reach that next level of community support.
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Copyright year
2007
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-5689-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-6924-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
223
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Table of Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 1: Managing Risk No access Pages 1 - 42
Chapter 2: Local Values, the First Amendment, and Challenges No access Pages 43 - 78
Chapter 3: Leadership and Management that Achieve your Library's Vision No access Pages 79 - 126
Chapter 4: Getting and Growing the Funding your Library Needs No access Pages 127 - 174
Chapter 5: Getting on your Community's Leadership Team No access Pages 175 - 208
Afterword: Going to the Next Level No access Pages 209 - 210
