Resources for Library Directors

• Advocacy Resources

• Annual Reporting

• Building and Facilities 

• Crisis Management  

• Financials: Funding and Fees

• Governance

• Library Director Responsibilities (in process)

• Policies

• Professional Development

• SELCO Advisory Committee

• Staffing

• Supplies/Cooperative Purchasing

• Values & Ethics of Librarianship

Additional Resources:

• • Statutory and Charter Cities in MN 

  • Governance in SELCO region libraries

  • Robert's Rules of Order Cheat Sheet

  • MN Statute 134 - Library Boards (SELCO video) 

*Guide for New Library Directors *

Meet SELCO:

• Welcome to SELCO and SELS!

• SELCO Resources for New Library Directors

• SELCO Advisory Committee

• Acronyms Used by SELCO/SELS

MN Library Structure:

• How Minnesota Libraries Are Organized

• How Minnesota Libraries Are Governed

  • Understanding Library Boards

  • Working with Library Board Trustees

• Minnesota Statute 134 

• MN Public Library Trustee Handbook (MN Dept of Ed, 2017)

MN Library Funding:

• Regional Library Funding

• Financials: Funding and Fees