The NH State Library is excited to announce that with funding from the NH Charitable Foundation, we have partnered with ALA Publishing to provide a free opportunity to learn library management skills from leaders in the field.
Managing any library is a major challenge, but when you are working in a small or rural facility, the volume and depths of your responsibility are on another level. If you have never managed a budget, supervised staff, or been responsible for strategic decisions, it can be easy to get overwhelmed.
Your state library systems are teaming up with ALA Publishing to help get you the tools you need. This five-part webinar series is available free of charge to any library staff member or volunteer in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire or Vermont. All events will be recorded, so even if you are unavailable to attend live, you can still access the information and learn afterward.
Each 90-minute event covers a crucial area of library management and will be taught by an experienced librarian who has worked with rural librarians extensively. Each webinar will include a lecture, handouts and ample time for Q and A.
Our five events are:
- Supervising Library Staff: A Guide for the Rural Library Manager: Jan 24, 2020 at 1:00 pm
- Balancing Library Management with Day-to-Day Responsibilities: A Guide for the Rural Library with John Moorman: Jan 31, 2020 at 1:00 pm
- Hiring and Recruiting Library Workers: A Guide for Small and Rural Librarians with Catherine Hakala-Ausperk: February 7, 2020 at 1:00 pm
- Building Community Partnerships: A Rural Library’s Guide with Andrew Sanderbeck: February 14, 2020 at 1:00 pm
- Library Security for Small and Rural Libraries with Dr. Steve Albrecht: February 21, 2020 at 1:00 pm
You can register for the event at https://bit.ly/359u0Pp. You can register for the entire series or the individual events in any combination you like. There is no cost to attend. All events will be recorded, and the recording will be available free of charge.
If you have questions, please contact ALA Publishing at ecoursehelp@ala.org.