Most graduate programs offer a course in the management of a
library. These courses, cover budgeting, supervising, marketing,
providing services and other necessary functions and their related
management concepts. Such courses are critical in giving beginning
librarians the grounding in the study of management. However,
anyone who has ever held any kind of management position, such as
managing a program, directing a grant or running the entire
library, can tell you that understanding the basics of management
is not enough to be successful on the job. Not only do we need to
continue our study of management but we also need to understand the
unwritten rules, the unwritten strategies, and the unwritten wisdom
which is either gained on the job, learned by observing others, or,
if the librarian is very fortunate, taught by a mentor. Sometimes
this knowledge, finally gained, comes at too high a price or is
learned too late. A career inexplicably stalled, a desired position
not gained, the failure to thrive in a current position can leave
us puzzled, confused and hurt. After all, we worked hard every
day.Every day, we concentrated on the job often sacrificing time
with family and friends. What went wrong? These are the issues
answered in this book. This is not a conventional management text.
You will not get, for example, the history of management, the
basics of budgeting or personnel and labor laws. Instead the focus
is on nuances of behavior, political strategies, common wisdom,
mentor-like advice, and the subtle codes, which, when paired with
other management skills, will bring increased success on the job
and throughout your career. It does not matter what type of library
you are in-management is management, wisdom is wisdom. What Every
Library Director Should Know is the insider's view of vital
actions, behaviors and strategies to succeed in every type of
library. The content is based both on the author's direct
experience after a long career in several types of libraries but
also on the direct observation of other managers. Inset into the
book are pearls of wisdom from other directors, managers and
observers who are answering the question, what is the one piece of
management wisdom that you would give to anyone who wishes to
become a library director?This book will help to get you there by
explaining and illustrating the wisdom that is mostly unwritten and
which mostly moves in subtle communication.
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