Library Management or “What I Wish I Already Knew on My First Day of Work at a Library!”
This class will address topics including budgeting, fundraising, physical plant management, policy development, staff hiring, supervision and training, and volunteer supervision. In addition, subjects such as board governance, intellectual freedom, leadership, and privacy will be incorporated into the training. Since any one of these topics could be their own two-hour presentation, the goal of this class is to offer an introduction that will allow participants to become better equipped to ask questions of how each of these topics are handled in their own library. Mindy and Brittany will speak about these topics and themes from their own perspectives and offer insight into how they worked together to support each other in their respective roles.
Mindy Atwood is the Assistant State Librarian for the New Hampshire State Library. Prior to the State Library, Mindy worked as a New Hampshire public library director for more than twelve years at the Abbott Library in Sunapee, NH and the Salisbury Free Library in Salisbury, NH. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College as well as a Master’s Degree in Library Science from Clarion University. In 2019, Mindy attended the New England Library Leadership Symposium at Rolling Ridge. She was the 2023 NHLA President and in 2024, received the Impact Award from the New Hampshire School Library Media Association.
Brittany Blomquist is currently the technology and outreach librarian at the Abbott Library.
This presentation is sponsored by the NHLA Paralibrarian Section and is open to members and non-members.
Cost: $15 NHLA Paralibrarian members $25 NHLA members/guest
Payment can be made via credit card online, or check.
If paying by check, please make payable to "NHLA" Paralibrarians and mail to: Pam Macdonald at Amherst Town Library
Registration deadline: October 4, 2024
Payment must be received prior to the start of class
Please read the NHLA Cancellation policy before registering.
Questions? Contact Hope Garner, NHLA Paralibrarian Education Chair at libraryadvocate62@gmail.com
