Administration & Leadership

Library Budgets & Funding

Budget Presentation
Website: American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/advocacyuniversity/budgetpresentation
ALA website dedicated to library budget preparation.

Budgets and Financial Reporting for the New Library Director
PowerPoint: New Jersey State Library Website
https://www.njstatelib.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Chris-Carbone-Budget-and-Financial-Reporting-2018.pptx
Chris Carbone, South Brunswick Public Library Director, covers the budgeting process, monthly financial reports, capital budget, and audit process for new library directors. Good basic information with a New Jersey flair.

Budgets & Funding
Website: WebJunction
https://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/budget-funding.html
This site pulls together self-paced courses, webinars, and other documents to help you find funding resources and work towards securing a stable and sufficient budget for your library. The most recently added content is at the top of each section.

Boards of Trustees

State Resources for Trustees
Website: United for Libraries
http://www.ala.org/united/trustees/stateresources
Arranged by state and includes links to their state library association, state library or commission, and trustee handbook and toolkits (if available).

Trustee Academy
Website: United for Libraries
http://www.ala.org/united/training/trustee_academy
This site is a portal to online learning courses that help trustees become proficient in their library role. Major topics include trustee competencies, working effectively with a library director, budgeting, intellectual freedom, and advocacy.

What is United for Libraries?
Website: United for Libraries
http://www.ala.org/united/about/organization
This article includes the bylaws, mission, and history of the association for library trustees, advocates, Friends, and Foundations division of the American Library Association.

Friends of the Library & Library Foundations

Become a Library Friend
Website: ilovelibraries
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/get-involved/become-library-friend
This article provides information for starting and continuing a Friends group, advertising, planning events and staying active. It also includes a materials/services calculator to determine how much you save by using the library.

Libraries Need Friends: A Toolkit to Create Friends Groups or to Revitalize the One You Have
PDF: United for Libraries
http://www.ala.org/united/sites/ala.org.united/files/content/friends/orgtools/libraries-need-friends.pdf
This 20-page toolkit by Sally Gardener Reed provides information about why to start a group, how to start a group, and additional resources.

Promotion and Celebration Ideas for Friends Groups
Website: United for Libraries
http://www.ala.org/united/events_conferences/folweek/friends
Full of ideas for celebrations from libraries around the country as well a link to a press release outline.

United for Libraries
Website: United for Libraries
http://www.ala.org/united/
Formerly the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, this website provides links to a variety of information for everyone interested in advocacy, friends and foundations.

United for Libraries Resources for Library Foundations
Website: United for Libraries
http://www.ala.org/united/foundations
See the links in the left navigation under “Foundations” which provide a variety of resources and access to an electronic forum.