New Jersey Trustee Orientation
Saturday, March 23, 2024

Guiding your Library’s Future: Strategies for Hiring and Evaluating a Director Resources

These resources have been consulted in developing the presentation. These resources have helpful information to guide the different activities of the human resources process. I also recommend consulting an attorney for assistance, especially when it comes to a dismissal.

Overall Trustee Resources:

• NJ Library Trustee Association

• United for Libraries

• Slides from Presentation
  

SEARCH + SELECTION OF A NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR:

• Handbook for Library Trustees of New York- Personnel
  (This whole section is very helpful and covers all aspects of today’s talk)

• NJLA 2024 Salary Guide

• Interview Questions (linked PDF)
  

ONBOARDING

Library Orientation and Training Checklist for New Library Directors

EVALUATIONS:

• Evaluating The State of The Library: Director Evaluation

• The Language of Gender Bias in Performance Reviews

• How to Give Negative Feedback to Employees

• Public Library Board of Trustees: Evaluating the Library Director of North Dakota
  (also has information on dismissing the library Director)

• Performance Improvement Plan Templates

• United for Libraries has 4 evaluation samples

DISMISSAL

• Disciplinary Action—When corrective action fails- Washington Public Library Trustee Wiki
  (also helpful information on corrective action)