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Book SynopsisThis guide helps busy trustees and directors analyze and handle five strategic issuesârisk management, local values and First Amendment rights, leadership that achieves the library's vision, getting and growing diverse funding sources, and becoming part of the community's leadership teamâthat will sooner or later affect the library's viability.
Trade ReviewThis guide shows how library board leaders can deal with issues in public library management, including risk management, local values and the First Amendment, leadership and management, funding, and relationships with community leaders. It aims to aid trustees and their directors in understanding the impact of issues, assessing the trustee's role in addressing them, and reviewing practices from other libraries. * Reference and Research Book News, August 2007 *
This guide will appeal to busy board members needing specific information on a specific topic, such as disaster planning, and library directors wanting to clarify the relationship between directors and boards....The authors do not shy away from the thorny problems of boards in conflict or contentious relationships with directors. They address these difficult topics head-on and give practical advice that library boards and directors would do well to follow. The companion Web site provides downloadable forms to use in conjunction with the book. -- Spring 2008 Vol 47, issue 3 * Reference and User Services Quarterly *
...required reading for all library board members, library directors, and local administrators who oversee public library operations. * Booklist, 1 August 2007 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Chapter 1: Managing Risk Part 4 Chapter 2: Local Values, the First Amendment, and Challenges Part 5 Chapter 3: Leadership and Management That Achieve Your Library's Vision Part 6 Chapter 4: Getting and Growing the Finding Your Library Needs Part 7 Chapter 5: Getting on Your Community's Leadership Team Part 8 Afterward: Going to the Next Level Part 9 Index Part 10 About the Authors
