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Basic Resources for Public Library Trustees

(The following books are available in the SCLS Professional Collection. Professional Collection materials are included in LINKcat but do not appear in the public access catalog. For information about accessing the Professional Collection, contact your local SCLS public library, or Cheryl Becker.

Angelica, Emil. The Wilder Nonprofit Field Guide to Crafting Effective Mission and Vision Statements. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2001.

Avner, Marcia. The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations: Shaping Public Policy at the State and Local Level. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2002.

Bremer, Suzanne W. Long Range Planning: a How-To-Do-It Manual for Public Libraries. Neal Schuman, 1994.

Cohn, John M, et. al. Writing and Updating Technology Plans: a Guidebook With Sample Policies. Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1999.

Cole, Jack. Selecting a Library Director: a Workbook for Members of a Selection Committee, Revised ed. Friends of the Library Development and Services Library, 1998.

Craft, Mary Anne. The Funding Game: Rules for Public Library Advocacy. Scarecrow Press; Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1999.

Holland, Thomas P. and Myra Blackmon. Measuring Board Effectiveness: a Tool for Strengthening Your Board. National Center for Nonprofit Boards, 2000.

Intellectual Freedom Manual, 6th ed. American Library Association, 2002.

Kinney, Lisa. Lobby For Your Library: Know What Works. American Library Association, 1992.

Library Advocacy Now! Library Video Network; American Library Association [distributor], 1996.

The Library's Contribution to Your Community: a Resource Manual for Libraries to Document Their Social and Economic Contribution to the Local Community. Southern Ontario Library Service, 1998.

Mason, Marilyn Gell. Strategic Management for Today's Libraries. American Library Association, 1999.

McClure, Charles. Planning and Role Setting for Public Libraries: a Manual of Options and Procedures. American Library Association, 1987.

Nelson, Sandra S. The New Planning For Results: a Streamlined Approach. American Library Association, 2001.

Nelson, Sandra S. and June Garcia. Creating Policies For Results: From Chaos to Clarity. American Library Association, 2003.

Podolsky, Joni. Wired For Good: Strategic Technology Planning For Nonprofits. Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Position Classifications for Wisconsin Public Libraries, 3rd ed. Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries/Wisconsin Public Library Association, 1997.

Reed, Sally Gardner. Making the Case For Your Library: a How-to-Do-it Manual. Neal Schuman Publishers, 2001.

Salary and Fringe Benefit Survey [of Wisconsin Public Libraries]. Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries/Wisconsin Library Association, [published annually].

Saulmon, Sharon A., ed. Sample Evaluations of Library Directors. American Library Association, 1997.

Swan, James. Working Together: a How-to-Do-It Manual for Trustees and Librarians. Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1992.

Wallace, Linda K. Libraries, Mission, and Marketing: Writing Mission Statements That Work. American Library Association, 2004.

Young, Virginia G., ed. The Library Trustee: A Practical Guidebook, 5th ed. American Library Association, 1995.

For more information about trustee training, contact Cheryl Becker.

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