Topics on hiring, workplace culture, and personnel policies.
Handling Performance Issues Effectively and Legally Whether you’re working to help an employee improve or preparing for a necessary termination, these resources provide guidance for making the process clear, fair, and documented. Resources
A healthy workplace culture and strong employee engagement are essential for library success. Leaders who listen actively and address workplace conduct and communication can improve morale and reduce conflicts. The following resources offer practical strategies and insights to help you foster a positive work environment. Resources
A well-written job description is the foundation of a successful hire. It defines the role, sets expectations, and forms the basis for performance evaluation. A strong job ad builds on that foundation—clearly communicating the position while appealing to qualified candidates. These resources provide examples, best practices, and tools to help you create accurate job descriptions…
Hiring the right person starts long before the offer is made. From preparing interview questions to evaluating candidates consistently, a structured and transparent process helps ensure better outcomes and stronger hires. The following resources offer guidance on each step of the interviewing and selection process, with tools you can use or adapt for your library….
Managing people is a core part of library work—but it’s not always something we’re formally trained to do. Whether you’re responsible for hiring, supervising, or evaluating staff, these resources offer practical support for handling the responsibilities that come with management. Resources:
A Compensation Survey was commissioned through the System and Resource Library Administrators’ Association of Wisconsin (SRLAAW) in 2022. A final Summary Report of data from 308 participating public libraries is now available. A comprehensive survey Compensation Toolkit is available on the SRLAAW website, including guidance for using the summary report information
Join us for the second session of the HR Essentials for Library Leaders series with expert Kathy Parker. We will discuss the retention of an employee through training and holding them accountable for their work product. Key Topics Include: Performance Improvement Plans (PIP), Separation of the employee from the organization, whether voluntary or involuntary, legal terms…
In this first session of the HR Essentials for Library Leaders series, Kathy Parker discusses the hiring process and the importance of laying a strong foundation before and during the hiring process. About Our Presenter Kathy Parker is a retired library director, turned library consultant, who does work as an interim director and provides training and mentoring…
Strong personnel policies are vital to a well-run organization. This short video training will discuss the core personnel policies libraries are mandated to have and review some that are nice additions that are employee centered.
The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted into law in 1990. Library consultant, Kathy Parker, discusses some basic points of the Act, the importance of complying with ADA and how to work through an ADA Reasonable Accommodations Interactive Process when an employee makes the request.
