Practical Policy Management: A Guide for Trustees
eLearning
Description
Policy is essential to smooth library operations, and ensuring equality of access for all patrons, but is often seen as an obstacle to progress or a difficult task to be accomplished once and never seen again. This program is designed to educate both library trustees and directors of the statutory responsibility of library trustees in creating policy, as well as practical steps for creating, maintaining, and managing effective policy, including ensuring collaboration between director, staff, and board during the process. The program will also offer practical suggestions for policy creation, procedures for periodic policy evaluation, and ways to streamline the policy process.
Speaker
Dr. Andrew Smith, an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) at Emporia State University in Kansas, studied at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Georgia State University, and the University of Aberystwyth in Wales. He was appointed a Trustee of the Emporia Public Library in 2016 and served until 2022, as Vice-Chair from 2016-2020 and as chair from 2020 until 2022. He has presented extensively on the creation and maintenance of library policy and on the recruitment and education of library board members. He serves on the board of United for Libraries.
About Learning Live
United for Libraries Learning Live sessions take place on the second Tuesday of each month from September to May at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Each month’s session covers a hot topic of interest to Trustees, Friends, and/or Foundations, followed by Q&A and/or discussions. Sessions are open to all personal members of United for Libraries and those with statewide access.
How to Register
United for Libraries Personal Members & Statewide Partners
United for Libraries Personal Members
Statewide Partners (MA, MD, MI, MN, ND, NE, OR, SC, and VA)
Non-Members
Non-members may purchase a one-year subscription to Learning Live, which includes live attendance and on-demand access to 11 webinars over a 12-month period* beginning with the month of purchase.
Some Learning Live sessions are available for standalone purchase.
