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Sterling Municipal Library Staff Manual
THE LIBRARY BOARD
For best results, the Head Librarian and the Library
Board operate as a team.
The duties of the Library are:
1. To establish rules, regulations and policies for
its own government and for the library for
approval by the City Manager and the City
Council.
2. To aid in securing adequate support for the
library. To see that the library operates with-
in the limitations of these finances.
3. To recommend the appointment or dismissal of
professional staff members to the City Manager
after having considered such recommendations by
the Head Librarian.
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4. To interpret the library to the public. The
Board is the best liaison between the library
and the community.
THE HEAD LIBRARIAN
The Head Librarian is the administrator of the
library and technical adviser to the Board. He is
directly responsible to the Board for the efficient
and effective operation of the library and its service
to all the people within the library district.
Duties of the Head Librarian:
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1. To recommend and carry out faithfully the policies
formulated by the Board and accepted by the City
Council.
2. To prepare an annual budget and submit it to the
Board for recommendations and approval prior to
submitting it to the City Council for their approval
3. To recommend appointments for professional librarian.
4. To recommend changes in regulations or policies to the
Board prior to submitting them to the City Council.
5. To report regularly to the Board at each meeting on:
a. Progress of the library. This may include plans for
the future and problems which need discussion.
b. Statistical information on the library.
c. An accurate financial report of expenditures and
amounts left in the budget,
6. To make annual reports to the goverhing authorities,
the State Library and the citizens. -
7. To define the duties of each staff member and provide
satisfactory work schedules.
8. To select books, equipment and supplies.
9. To make decisions on methods of cataloging, class-
ification and lending.
10,.To provide reader assistance and guidance so that the
citizens may make the best use of the library.
11. To plan the service so that every resident can take
advantage of it.
12. To be responsible for the appearance and care of the
buildings and equipment.
13. To take an interest and a part in community affairs.
14. To set up a good public relations program so that the
community cannot escape knowing what the library can
offer.
15. To attend and take part in professional meetings. To
encourage the staff to take part in meetings when possible.