Management Track
Wednesday, January 24
This track is geared toward management best practices in libraries.
Wednesday, January 24
This track is geared toward management best practices in libraries.
10:30 a.m. - "But We've Always Done it This Way!" Leading Staff Through Change to Elevate Your Services
All too often, libraries find themselves set in a routine, recommending the same go-to titles and offering the same programs. As libraries work to make their services, collections and programs more inclusive, how do managers effectively make the changes to move beyond legacy practices and move their departments and libraries forward?
Implementing change can be a long and challenging process. Using examples from a Children’s Services Manager’s library and experience, this session will cover the basics for leading through change when you’re a new manager and employees push back and push hard. From implementing new ideas to letting go of outdated processes, we’ll explore ways to show staff how to embrace change, encourage out-of-the-box thinking and gain staff buy-in.
Joyce Arellano, Children's Services Manager (Illinois)
All too often, libraries find themselves set in a routine, recommending the same go-to titles and offering the same programs. As libraries work to make their services, collections and programs more inclusive, how do managers effectively make the changes to move beyond legacy practices and move their departments and libraries forward?
Implementing change can be a long and challenging process. Using examples from a Children’s Services Manager’s library and experience, this session will cover the basics for leading through change when you’re a new manager and employees push back and push hard. From implementing new ideas to letting go of outdated processes, we’ll explore ways to show staff how to embrace change, encourage out-of-the-box thinking and gain staff buy-in.
Joyce Arellano, Children's Services Manager (Illinois)
1 p.m. - Board Support for Success
Cedar Rapids Public Library received the prestigious Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize from Library Journal in 2022. The library’s Executive Director Dara Schmidt noted that the Board of Trustees’ confidence in leadership and staff was what enabled the library to achieve its ambitious goals. According to Library Journal, “What has made all the difference is that the library’s ideas, large and small, are developed with input not only from leadership and the board but from staff, residents—both patrons and non-library-users—and partners.” Learn how staff can better align with their boards and stakeholders to become an invaluable community resource and make your job easier in the process.
Dara Schmidt, Director, Cedar Rapids Public Library (Iowa)
Cedar Rapids Public Library received the prestigious Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize from Library Journal in 2022. The library’s Executive Director Dara Schmidt noted that the Board of Trustees’ confidence in leadership and staff was what enabled the library to achieve its ambitious goals. According to Library Journal, “What has made all the difference is that the library’s ideas, large and small, are developed with input not only from leadership and the board but from staff, residents—both patrons and non-library-users—and partners.” Learn how staff can better align with their boards and stakeholders to become an invaluable community resource and make your job easier in the process.
Dara Schmidt, Director, Cedar Rapids Public Library (Iowa)
2:30 p.m. - Give All Your Power Away: Keys to an Organizational Remodel
Has your library considered moving to a one service desk model? Is it time to break down the great Circulation-Reference Divide in your workplace?
Jocelyn will provide first-hand advice on how to make the library a great place for both your patrons and staff with some organizational remodeling.
Jocelyne Sansing, Director, Middleton Public Library (Wisconsin)
Has your library considered moving to a one service desk model? Is it time to break down the great Circulation-Reference Divide in your workplace?
Jocelyn will provide first-hand advice on how to make the library a great place for both your patrons and staff with some organizational remodeling.
Jocelyne Sansing, Director, Middleton Public Library (Wisconsin)