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Dancing with Elephants

Dancing with Elephants. Live to Fight Another Day PLA Philadelphia, 2012 Linda Mielke. Being Broke is not new. 2004 Indianapolis 2007 Jackson County, Oregon 2009 Butte County, California 2011 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus, New York. Core Business. Access – keep it open

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Dancing with Elephants

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  1. Dancing with Elephants Live to Fight Another Day PLA Philadelphia, 2012 Linda Mielke

  2. Being Broke is not new • 2004 Indianapolis • 2007 Jackson County, Oregon • 2009 Butte County, California • 2011 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus, New York

  3. Core Business • Access – keep it open • Books and materials – reallocate, add money • Management – do the work worth doing * If your core business (circulation, door count) diminishes, how can your director ask for more money – keep it open, spend more on books, manage, so patrons have confidence in you

  4. Re-energizeRemove Barriers Barriers & Strengths - Staff Barriers & Strengths - Staff Barrier – Money – really? * It’s the people who do the work who will help you lead

  5. 21st Century Library • Double the number of children’s programs and then double again • Literacy • Library as Community Place • Technology • Teens

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