Special Topics

Facilities and Construction

Building Forward Library Infrastructure Program (California State Library—funding for library construction in high poverty areas)
The accidental facilities manager (WebJunction; webinar on library building systems and issues)
Library building and renovation projects (Maine Library Trustee Manual)
Library building and construction resources (curated list from the Vermont Department of Libraries)
Facilities (Mid-Hudson Library System; curated list of resources for library directors and trustees on library operations and maintenance, accessibility, and space planning, renovation and construction)
Library space: a planning resource (Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners)
Capital planning and building construction (excerpt from the COSLA Public Library Trustees Manual: A Template)
Library building consultants (New Jersey State Library; curated list of library building consultants; geared toward East Coast but includes national listings)

Emergency and Disaster Management

Emergency preparedness and response (California Preservation Program)
Disaster preparedness (American Library Association; curated list of resources and training for library disaster preparedness and response)
Disaster preparedness & recovery (New Jersey State Library-developed manual for disaster planning and community resiliency)
Emergency management (Library of Congress)
Disaster planning and recovery for libraries (South Central Regional Library Council–New York)
From facilities to trauma: disaster planning and community resiliency at your library (WebJunction webinar)

COVID issues (masking):

Technology

Technology (Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, Chapter 15)
E-Rate and California Teleconnect Fund information for libraries (California State Library)
Edge (Urban Libraries Council; a management tool that helps libraries align their technology resources to community priorities)
Tech-savvy trustees (WebJunction webinar)