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Does Board Size Matter?

By Kim Horton | September 26, 2017 | Comments Off on Does Board Size Matter?

Through our work, we see many different sizes of Boards of Directors for Library Friends and Foundations. Many…

Should We Be a 501(c)(3)?

By Kim Horton | September 26, 2017 | Comments Off on Should We Be a 501(c)(3)?

Many people consider nonprofit and 501(c)(3) to be synonymous. Well, that’s not always true… Nonprofit refers to an…

Welcome Christopher Stewart and New Library Strategies Services!

By Kim Horton | August 2, 2017 | Comments Off on Welcome Christopher Stewart and New Library Strategies Services!

Dr. Christopher Stewart is the newest Library Strategies consultant to join our team. Stewart will be expanding our…

Supervising & Motivating an Intergenerational Library Workforce

By Kim Horton | July 14, 2017 | Comments Off on Supervising & Motivating an Intergenerational Library Workforce

A popular managerial maxim holds that “managing things is easy – managing people is the challenge” (Evans &…

What Makes a Good Friends Group?

By Kim Horton | July 10, 2017 | Comments Off on What Makes a Good Friends Group?

Over the years since Library Strategies was created, we’ve worked with dozens of Friends groups across the country.…

Three Things Every New Library Director Should Consider

By Kim Horton | July 1, 2017 | Comments Off on Three Things Every New Library Director Should Consider

1) Library-Community Relationship? How does the library fit into the community—and can it fit better? Forget about the…