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Departures and Arrivals: Succession Planning for Directors and Boards Online
Libraries are like airports with continual arrivals and departures of key staff. In order to have takeoffs and landings go smoothly, directors and trustees need to prepare for the departure of a director in times of crisis and otherwise by creating a succession plan.
Guest presenter Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public Library (IL), co-author of ALA publications The Public Library Directors Toolkit and The Public Library Director’s HR Toolkit, and co-founder of 2 Librarians Consulting.
This webinar will cover what the current director and board must put in place prior to the landing of a new director, how to prepare for the arrival of a new director and the role of trustees in successfully onboarding a new director, and strategies for how to transition the new director. Attendees will receive a flight plan and onboarding checklist for new library directors and a sample succession plan to help transitions be as smooth as possible.
Library staff and trustees are encouraged to attend this training.
1 CEU, Elective category
Vermont Department of Library programs are funded, in part, through the Institute of Museum and Library Services' LSTA Grants to States.
- Date:
- Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Categories:
- Elective Topic: Library Administration
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This program is supported, in part, through the Institute of Museum and Library Services' LSTA Grants to States.