Creating Effective Policies and Procedures

Tuesday, 12/8/2020
  • 2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Eastern)
  • 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Central)
  • 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mountain)
  • 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Pacific)

Writing effective policies and procedures is the key to many aspects of successful library management. In this webinar, we will discuss approaches to writing policies and procedures that promote positive relationships with your library’s patrons and community. The webinar includes the important attributes of strong policies and procedures, the steps for creating and maintaining these documents, and resources that can help with the process. Participants will leave with the tools needed to write new documents and a checklist for evaluating and updating existing policies and procedures.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn to:

  • Summarize the keys to effective policies and procedures
  • Create an effective workflow for creating new policies and procedures
  • Evaluate existing policies and procedures
  • Develop strategies for introducing new policies and procedures to library staff and the larger library community

Who Should Attend

This webinar is geared towards library professionals in charge of creating and revising policies and procedures, particularly managers and directors.

Presenter

Carli Spina is an Associate Professor and the Head of Research & Instructional Services at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, an MLIS from Simmons GSLIS, and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has extensive experience teaching, publishing, and working on projects related to management, inclusion, accessibility, Universal Design, user experience, and technology.

Registration

Cost

 

Fee
(single webinar)

Participant ($USD)
Core Member (individual) 43
Non-member (individual) 59
Groups (Includes a link to share with your group for safe social distancing viewing) 129

Can’t attend the live event? No problem! Register and you will receive a link to the recorded session for later viewing at your convenience.

All webinars are recorded and the one-time fee includes unlimited access to the webinar recording. All registered attendees will receive the link to the recorded session so if you are unable to attend the webinar at the time it is presented, you will have the opportunity to listen to the recording at your convenience.

All registered attendees will receive the link to the recorded session so if you are unable to attend the webinar at the time it is presented, you will have the opportunity to listen to the recording at your convenience.
 

How to Register

Complete the individual webinar online registration form. Sessions are listed by date and you must log in.

or

Contact us to register:

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Register by mail for the session you would like to attend. (If you receive an error message after clicking the "register by mail" link, right-click the link and save the form to your computer.)
 

Core Code of Conduct

Please review the Statement of Conduct before registering.
 

Tech Requirements

Computer with Internet access (high-speed connection is best) and media player software. Headphones recommended.

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Credits

none

Contact

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, please contact Core CE staff at corece@ala.org