Friday Follow-up: a message from Brian M. Hildreth, STLS Executive Director Your Only Action as Library Leader 2016 was a great year for library funding •4.3% increase in State Aid to member libraries •$130,376 increase in STLS Construction Aid to member libraries •$202,000 increase in Bullet Aid to member libraries •Lowest Cost
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Friday Follow-up: a message from Brian M. Hildreth, STLS Executive Director Atlanta’s Director Built a Place for People to Come Together Brenda Yeoman, director at Atlanta’s library, delivers welcoming remarks during a 2010 Open House event at E.J. Cottrell Library. Brenda retired last month after 15-years of service. “Walking into the Atlanta library is something special. Immediately you feel
New Year, Renewed Commitment Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read “Freedom itself is a dangerous way of life, but it is ours.” (http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/statementspols/freedomreadstatement) The above quote is my favorite ever produced by the American Library Association. While not directly a part of the Library Bill of Rights, it has always served as
Friday Follow-up: a message from Brian M. Hildreth, STLS Executive Director STLS Trustee Bonnie Weber Goes the Added Mile (L-R) Denise King, STLS board president presents Bonnie Weber, outgoing 2 term STLS trustee, with a service award at this past Tuesday’s STLS Board Meeting. Bonnie has served STLS in many capacities since 2007, which includes the introduction of
Dearest trustees, last week I had the privilege of meeting board members that I had yet to encounter while leading the What Am I Doing Here?!? workshop in Belmont. Here were our major discussion take- aways: As educational institutions with governing boards and professional managers, building in support for development of governors (trustees) and
During last month’s NYLA conference I sat in on a presentation about building effective teams. The presentation was conducted by Ron Kirsop, Assistant Director, Pioneer Library System. I would like to share some points from his presentation. Dysfunctional Teams Common traits attributed to dysfunctional team members include a lack of trust, an avoidance of conflict, struggle
What am I doing here?!?! Great libraries become that way through effective partnerships between Directors and Trustees. In this workshop, we’ll clarify the separate but intertwined responsibilities of the public library Director and the library’s Trustees. Come prepared to learn something new, have a little juicy discussion, and practice good supportive collaboration. This workshop session
Friday Follow-up: a message from Brian M. Hildreth, STLS Executive Director Directors Lay Groundwork for 2017 & 2018 (L-R) Angela Gonzalez, Nic Gunning and Carol Berry discuss the idea of a director mentorship program along with STLS’ capabilities to serve as a resource clearing house. How can members share resources without inventing something that already exists? I have
Friday Follow-up: a message from Brian M. Hildreth, STLS Executive Director Member Insight with Keturah Cappadonia Keturah Cappadonia has been with the David A. Howe Public Library (Wellsville, Allegany County) since 2015. She has had some great impacts in a very short time. Below you find a summary of our conversations. What do you discuss
Friday Follow-up: a message from Brian M. Hildreth, STLS Executive Director Avoca, Howard & Fillmore Libraries Embrace Complex Relationships I was a 25-year-old library director when I attended my first board meeting. I was green as the July grass and extremely intimidated. The situation was new for me. I had four years of academic
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