Library Management Tips That Work

There's no shortage of library management books out there--but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorize minutiae that slip through the cracks of a larger handbook? Library Management Tips that Work does exactly that, answering numerous questions library managers may never have thought to ask, such as

• How create a job manual, and keep staff accountable

• Keeping your library board in the loop

• Using numbers to make your case

• Dealing with unreturned library materials

• Methods for managing multiple libraries with one FTE librarian

• Retaining services despite budget cuts and staff shortagse

• Public relations on a shoestring Written by contributors from across the field, this eclectic guide offers best practices suitable for managers in all types of libraries.