Effective Governance for Rural Libraries
The director-board team is charged with fulfilling the library's social contract with taxpayers and other funders, that is, in return for taxpayer dollars, the library must offer benefits that make a...
View ArticleLibrary Leadership Competencies
Library Leadership-related Competencies excerpted from the Competency Index for the Library Field.
View ArticleMontana's Libraries: Good Neighbors
"We may not be rich but we are willing to roll up our sleeves and help each other build barns and mend fences." The Director of the Montana Library Network discusses how libraries in Montana--or any...
View ArticleRural Libraries: A Resource Guide
Bernard Vavrek of the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship shares resources for getting help and support for your small library.
View ArticleSmall and Rural Libraries Discussion Paper
OCLC's Small and Rural Libraries Discussion Group created this paper as a springboard for discussion on how to best serve rural and small libraries.
View ArticleThe Continuous Improvement Approach
A chapter from The Quality Library (2008, ALA Editions) that applies the principles of Edward Deming's continuous improvement process to libraries.
View ArticleThe Entrepreneurial Librarian
Archive and associated resources for the April 26, 2011, webinar with Andrea Berstler on applying principles of managing a business to running your library.
View ArticleInnovative Use of Skill-based Volunteers in Public Libraries
Archive and related resources from October 19, 2011 webinar with Eileen Dumas, Preston Driggers, Gail Zachariah and Sonja Plummer-Morgan on using skill-based volunteers in public libraries.
View ArticleAccidental Leadership with George Needham
Archive and associated resources for May 5, 2010, webinar with George Needham on library leadership.
View ArticleSkills for the Everyday Leader
Archive and related resources for a webinar presented on April 4, 2012 by Edra Waterman on learning effective leadership skills.
View ArticleLeadership Skills - guide to self-directed reading
A guide to WebJunction-Pennsylvania's extensive collection of reading resources on a wide range to topics for those wishing to develop their leadership skills
View ArticleIncubate leadership @ your library
A webinar exploring ways to incubate leadership within your library organization and in the broader community to support collaborative and continuous learning.
View ArticleRedefining Leadership
WebJunction’s Community Manager, Jennifer Peterson, led our recent webinar, Incubate Leadership @ Your Library. Peterson, a 2011 Library Journal “Mover & Shaker” and Association for Rural &...
View ArticleSelf-Directed Achievement: if you give library staff an hour
This webinar shares how staff at the Tooele City Library implemented a "Self-Directed Achievement" model for staff development.
View ArticleReport from the June 2013 Continuing Education Summit
Summary of a summit of representatives from across the spectrum of library types and organizations who gathered to share knowledge and discuss strategies for how to meet the professional development...
View ArticleTeam-Building with the Amazing Library Race
Librarians and library staff at the Starke County Public Library System (IN) recently participated in a race inside the library. Five teams led by assigned captains performed specific tasks within a...
View ArticleMentoring: Leadership as a Subversive Activity
This article explores how mentoring in libraries can serve to build leadership by integrating learning into the structure of our work and through the development of supportive relationships, and...
View ArticleMentoring Workbook
A workbook designed to provide staff with an introduction to mentoring, tools for defining roles and responsibilities for all involved in the relationship, examples of a partnership agreement, and tips...
View Article51 Tips for Professional Progress as a Librarian
Stephen Abram covers 51 insights, perceptions, and a few things that he thinks are important to professional and personal progress in this editorial commentary. This is a response to a discussion about...
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