The Public Library Division of the Minnesota Library Association promotes best practices for public libraries. We encourage all staff from various types of public libraries in Minnesota to share your creative ideas. In particular, PLD is hosting a webinar on June 8th, 2009 focused on how public libraries are coping in the challenging economic times. We will be asking directors from various types of public libraries -- large and small, from the metro area and from greater Minnesota to share their ideas. We will be focusing on these 3 questions: 1. What is your organization doing to address shrinking budgets at a time when library use is growing? 2. How has your library developed strategic priorities for using the available funding? 3. Political Capital – how has your library established its value to your communities? How does this help you when there is fierce competition for funding from all of your sources? We believe this webinar is just the start to an ongoing conversation. We encourage you to use this on-line community as we share our collective wisdom. We welcome your participation. Please plan to join us.
To view and listen to the recording of this webinar click here: http://67.202.209.252/main/classroom.html?channel=mn_meeting_2009_0608_1104_58
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MOE final language
The final maintenance of effort language that was passed
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Minnesota Public Library Funding
Thank you for the work of the committee
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MOE Outcomes
Thank you for the work of the committee
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MOE talking points
Maintenance of Effort changes - talking points
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Fee changes at Washington County Library
Fee changes were generally effective 3/1/09. Two documents: 1) Memo to Co. Board comparing proposed changes to current fees and 2) County fee policy re. Library with changes noted
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Webinar slides in rtf format
The best versopm is the previously posted .ppdx format. Most of the graphics and formmating was stripped when converting the slides to rtf
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Partnership Agreement form in rtf format
Since not all of you have access to MS2007, I am posting an rtf version as well.
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Webinar Slides
Minnesota Public Library Budget Shortfalls: A Conversation Webinar slides
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Partnership Agreement form
I am attaching the partnership agreement form. It was specifically developed for program partnerships and has been modified for other types as well. We find it very help in clarifying expectations from both parties, avoiding mission creep and holding our partners accountable. The items under the responsibility sections are variable depending upon the partnership that is negotiated.
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Seattle Public to close for one week.
Seattle Public Library to close for one week on August 31. An interesting alternative for libraries. If 2011 and 2012 are as bad as we expect, a statewide effort to close public libraries on the same week could be a powerful statement.
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Washington County (MN) Library Valuation Calculation - 2008
Washington County Library presented this document to the County Board, which requested its inclusion at the 2008 Truth in Taxation hearing. From Mass. Lib. Assn with cost figures updated by ME Lib. Assn.
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Washington County (MN) Library Powerpoint on Library Use & Hours Reductions
This powerpoint was used to explain the recommended hours reductions and changes to the Washington County Board in late 2008.
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Washington County (MN) Library 2008 Performance Measurement Report
Washington County requires that each department prepare performance measurements each year as part of budget development. Data is from the latest full year available. These reports demonstrate library usage to policy makers.
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Washington County (MN) Library Usage Study Part I & II
These documents report on the Library's analysis of library usage by branch and by hour and by day. They were used to justify hours reductions and hours changes at WCL branches effective 1/1/09.
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