Publisher Description

From planning to hiring to advocating for staff, this second edition provides practical tools, tips, templates, and reports from practitioners in the field.

In order to address some of our societal shifts and changes since the publication of the first edition, this new volume has been updated throughout. New sections have been added and include promoting staff morale during challenging times, providing a safe work environment, coaching remote workers, and attending to diversity and biases in the library workplace. A new chapter dedicated to working with library supervisory boards has also been included.

In keeping with the first edition, this new volume applies to a wide variety of library settings and includes numerous tips, resource suggestions, and "real life" examples. Throughout the book, practitioners across libraries and library systems, from academic, public, urban, and rural settings share their experiences when it comes to the joys and challenges of the day-to-day tasks of supporting staff. After all, libraries don't work without their most vital resource, the folks who run them.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments

1. Background
2. Staffing and Organizational Planning
3. Attracting Stars
4. Engaging Staff
5. Staff Development
6. Staff Reviews
7. Working with Supervisory Boards
8. Advocating for Staff
9. Onward

Index

Review

Chapter after chapter, this book brings real stories and solution suggestions that will help any library supervisor or director build a team and system that can weather any headwind that blows our way. For a book that focuses on supporting staff, it was definitely the support I needed right now. -- Dawna Bach, Public Service Director, Boone County Public Library, KY, USA
Flaherty's well organized and easily accessible book provides insights on the most important topics for library managers. This second edition addresses highly relevant issues including book bans, remote library work, and offering services with limited resources. This book's practical approach with checklists, recommended sources, and step-by-step guidance on hiring, developing, and mentoring staff is presented in a way that can be implemented by new and seasoned managers alike. -- Emily Vardell, MLS, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University, USA

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From planning to hiring to advocating for staff, this second edition provides practical tools, tips, templates, and reports from practitioners in the field.

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