March 13 2020 Best Practices for Public Libraries

March 13, 2020 Best Practices for Public Libraries a tool for Idaho libraries EMILY SITZ SLIDE 1

Best Practices Presentation Overview Improvement Plan Small Group Exercise Your Input SLIDE 2

Dylan Baker Emily Sitz Staff Committee Jeannie Standal Kevin Tomlinson Patrick Bodily Randy Kemp Stephanie Bailey-White SLIDE 3

Bette Ammon With a little help from our friends Janna Steibel Lynn Dever Meg Lojeck William Lamb SLIDE 4

Philosophy What is a Best Practice? Ethics Professional Practice SLIDE 5

Grounded by law What is a Best Practice? Guided by shifting professional paradigms SLIDE 6

A requirement It is not: Associated with eligibility for ICf. L programs and services SLIDE 7

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Planning Our touchstone: As a tool Staff and Board Development A Conversation Catalyst SLIDE 9

WHY ARE THEY CALLED BEST PRACTICES? SLIDE 10

An abbreviated history of library standards 1942 1966 ALA formulates standards for service PLA’s last publication of national standards 1956 1982 Public Library Service published Output Measures for Public Libraries published SLIDE 11

Quantifiable measures as a foundation for advocacy SLIDE 12

Operations: 10%-variable Kansas Standards for Public Libraries Staff: 65 -70% Materials: 12 -15% Technology: 10%- variable SLIDE 13

Levels of adequacy are measures of service and resources which equal or surpass predetermined statewide averages. Each library in conjunction with its community and the state library makes specific objectives based on adequacy for them. SLIDE 14

C. R. Mc. Clure, “From Public Library Standards to Development of Statewide Levels of Adequacy, ” Library Research 2, no. 1 (1980): 61 SLIDE 15

Data Elements SLIDE 16

Best Practices Improvement Plan Grant SLIDE 17

Review checklists Best Practices Improvement Plan Grant Select two Submit a plan Complete an evaluation SLIDE 18

Pilot through August Best Practices Improvement Plan Grant Revise Apply in Oct-Nov Complete by August SLIDE 19

Choose Your Own Adventure! SLIDE 20

5. 18 Marketing Plan Choose Your Own Adventure! 5. 10 Logo Graphics software SLIDE 21

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6. 13 Fine free Choose Your Own Adventure! 2. 5 Age-appropriate furnishings SLIDE 23

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Questions? SLIDE 26

Small Group Discussion SLIDE 27

2. 11: My library has an emergency preparedness plan that includes provisions for the safety of patrons and staff… SLIDE 28

Policy and practice Are you prepared for the coronavirus? Staff -- paid leave or ? Services? Communications and public information SLIDE 29

Moving Forward SLIDE 30

A Sustainability Path? Sustainable Resilience Regenerative SLIDE 31

Thank you ! SLIDE 32