Administration
- Who Runs the Library
- Certification of Public Library Directors
- Counties and Systems
- Open Meetings, Closed Sessions, and Library Records
- Policies and Procedures (Grade 1 Presentation)
- Policies and Procedures (Grade 3 Presentation)
- Reports and Data
Facilities
- Running the Facility
- Annual Building Inspection Checklist
- Building and Grounds Survey
- Sample Capital Improvement Plan
- Sample Library Facility Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Sample Maintenance Schedule
For The Director
- Sample New Director Orientation Checklist (Winnefox)
- Administrative Essentials
- Public Library Standards
- Robert's Rules of Order
- Certification Manual for Public Library Directors
- Sample Policies
- Small Public Libraries in Wisconsin — Walter Burkhalter
Open Meetings
- The Library Board and the Open Meetings Law
- FAQ: Closed Sessions
- FAQ: Open Meetings
- Open Meetings Law and Library Board Closed Sessions
- Wisconsin Attorney General: Open Meetings Information
Planning
- Long Range/Strategic Planning Guides - Indiana, and Massachusetts
- Planning for the Future
- Community Map
- Community Mapping
- WiLS Project Planner
- WiLS Strategic Planning Model
Public Records
- The Library Board and the Public Records Law
- FAQ: Open Records Requests
- FAQ: Library Confidentiality
- Frequently Asked Questions About Libraries and Wisconsin's Public Records Law
- Wisconsin Attorney General: Public Records Information
Working With Library Boards
- Working Together: Roles & Responsibilities Matrix
- Sample Trustee Orientation Checklist- SCLS
- Trustee Essentials
- Sample Library Board Bylaws
- Sample Library Board Annual Calendar
- Sample Board Meeting Agenda
- Trustee Training & Development by Krista Ross
- Sample Board Meeting Agenda and Documents by Mark Arend
- Trustee Tale newsletter, September 2014 issue
The New Public Library Director Boot Camp project is supported by funds awarded to the WI Dept. of Public Instruction by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the agency that administers the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).