Teaching from the Manual While Flying the Plane - Helping Boards Navigate it All

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NOTE: This webinar is FREE to some United for Libraries statewide partners. Please read the information below *before* purchasing registration for this webinar.

 

Webinar Date/Time

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Start Time: 2:00 pm Eastern | 1:00 pm Central | 12:00 pm Mountain | 11:00 am Pacific
Duration: 60 minutes

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Watching On-Demand

The recording will be available within 72 hours of the live webinar.

Description

Many board members (Trustee, Friends, and Foundation), come to libraries with a love for libraries and their community but few know the work and they therefore spend their first year or two learning the work on the job. Imagine having to learn this work along with the tenets and principles of librarianship while these same principles are being challenged by new legislative agendas and executive orders. Learn ways to help your boards get up to speed and to maintain that learning edge as new executive orders impact this work and the effect it has on the staff and community.

Learning Outcomes
  • Help boards improve learning opportunities.
  • Build better and stronger onboarding and orientation.
  • Create a toolkit for learning/tackling new subjects.


Speakers

Maura Deedy

Maura Deedy is the founding principal of Local Librarian Consulting, a consultancy focused on supporting multi-type libraries and library-related organizations on evaluation, assessment, strategic planning, governance, advocacy, and director recruitment. Previously, she was the Library Advisory Specialist at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and held management roles at Robbins Library (MA) and Weymouth Public Libraries (MA). Her vast experience in public libraries includes training library boards on governance and legal issues, including recruitment, intellectual freedom, and compliance with state laws and regulations.

Marcellus Turner

With a storied career of opportunities, experiences, and learned lessons working in libraries, Marcellus (MT) Turner wants all who meet him to know his passion for libraries as both institutions and open, welcoming spaces for community dialogue. A highly esteemed orator and guest lecturer, MT earned his master's degree in library science from the University of Tennessee and a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi University for Women. Wonder what sparks joy for MT outside of libraries? Sharing his views and vision on the future of libraries and how social consciousness can become a library’s rallying cry at local, state, national, and international conferences. In his spare time, MT is an avid reader who enjoys going to the movies and zoos, having dinner out with friends, traveling, and watching women’s basketball.


Please read the information below *before* purchasing registration for this webinar.

Webinar Includes
  • Live webinar on June 17, 2025
  • On-Demand access to the recording
  • Slides and handouts
Target Audience
  • Library Directors
  • Library Trustees / Library Board Members
  • Library Staff who work with Trustees, Friends, and/or Foundations
  • Students
Registration
  • All registration and participation is per person; there is no group viewing or group registration option.
  • Base price is $79 per person. Membership‐related discount is based on the membership status of the person purchasing the seat(s):
    • ALA personal members receive a 10% discount
    • United for Libraries personal members receive a 35% discount.
  • Bulk purchase discounts apply for purchases of multiple seats (3‐6 seats, extra 30% off; 7‐12 seats, extra 35% off; 13+ seats, extra 40% off).
  • Purchaser receives one “sign‐up code” per seat purchased and distributes the sign‐up code(s) to individuals, who then redeem the sign‐up code to complete their registration.
Before You Register

Residents of MD, MI, MN, ND, NE, OR, SC, VA

  • Do not purchase registration for this course.
  • Your state library provides FREE registration to attend the live webinar and access the on-demand video for the duration of the statewide partnership.
  • Please register for statewide access or complete the alternate registration form.
  • If you have questions, please contact united@ala.org.

United for Libraries Personal Members

    Register Yourself
    • Option 1: Go to the United for Libraries Member Benefits & Resources course and click the link to register directly in the course.
    • Option 2: Complete the alternate registration form.
    Purchase Additional Registration(s) for Others
    • All registration and participation is per person; there is no group viewing option.
    • Log in with the account associated with your personal membership to ensure the 35% discount applies.
    • Additional discounts apply as follows:
      • 3-6 seats: additional 30% off per seat
      • 7-12 seats: additional 35% off per seat
      • 13+ seats: additional 40% off per seat
    Tech Requirements

    The live webinar will be held on Zoom. Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. Closed captioning is available in the Zoom platform. Text-based chat is available, and attendees will use the Q&A panel to submit questions to the presenter. Speakers will answer questions as time allows. The webinar will be recorded and accessible within 72 hours of the live session. 

    Contact

    If you have a question or need to make arrangements for additional assistance or accessibility, please contact Jillian Wentworth (jwentworth@ala.org).


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