Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Public Library Management Program

Fall Creek Falls

 

  Our speaker today was Maggie Bahou, Secretary of State's HR Director talking about evaluations and managing performance.  Presently my library staff is not being evaluated (including me)!  Since I am the only person on staff, I have never considered evaluations.  Today I decided that I could actually have a library customer evaluate me, maybe a volunteer would like to do that, plus one of

the city commissioners could be asked. 

  I received an answer to my question about who should write and/or update our library director's job

description.  Maggie said that I should be able to do that, then get the board to approve it.  For me that would be the McMinn County Library Board because our city does not have a board.  I have been planning to do this for some time, and will now carry through with this idea.

  Maggie also went over different examples of evaluations that a library director could possibly use.  I will more than likely choose one of these which are in the packet she gave us.  Very helpful and informative!