Library Management, Trustees & Friends

New Directors

• Orientation for new directors
• Mentoring Program
• DPI New Director Bootcamp Materials

Library Law

• Library Director's FAQ
• State Library Law
• Federal Library Law
• More...

• SCLS Annual Report Information
• Instructions and Forms (from DPI / DLT)
• Annual Report Blog
• More...

Day-to-Day Library Management

• Resources to help with Hiring
• Administrative Essentials (from DPI / DLT)
• Budget Resources and Tips
• Coronavirus Resources
• Strategic Planning
• Libraries and the Sales Tax
• More...

Library Trustees

• Trustee training overview
• Self-evaluation Tools for Trustees•
• Top ten action list for trustees•
• Trustee Update•
• More...

Library Policies

• Wisconsin Public Library Policy Resources Page (from DPI / DLT)
• More...

Reimbursements from Adjacent Counties

• General Information about Adjacent County Reimbursements

Friends of the Library

• United for Libraries (national association - division of ALA)
• Friends and Foundations Fact Sheets (from the United for Libraries website)
• More...

Director Meetings During Pandemic

• April 2, 2020
• April 16, 2020
• April 22, 2020
• April 30, 2020
• May 8, 2020
• May 14, 2020
• June 4, 2020
• June 11, 2020
• June 24, 2020
• July 30, 2020
• August 13, 2020
• September 3, 2020
• October 8, 2020
• October 20, 2020
• February 2, 2021
• June 7, 2021
• September 17, 2021
• October 13, 2021

WLA Memberships

• Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) membership [Note: SCLS will pay up to $100 toward WLA personal (individual) membership for directors of SCLS member libraries, or their designees. Contact Jean Anderson for more information.]