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Instructor: Sandra Nelson
Sponsoring Institution: Public Library Association
Course Fee: $250 for PLA members and partners
$300 for ALA members
$400 for non-members
Fee will include all training materials, breaks, and lunch on both days of the workshop.
Course Locations: Peninsula Library System, San Francisco, CA; Kansas City Metropolitan Library and Information Network (KCMLIN), Kansas City, MO; and Washington State Library, Olympia, WA . If you would like to partner with PLA to present this program in your state, email Sandra Nelson for more information (sandra-nelson@comcast.net).
Course Schedule: February 19-20, 2008 (CA), September 11-12, 2007 (MO) and September 16-17, 2008 (WA). This is a two-day workshop that will be presented in various sites around the country. The training program schedule for the two days will be:
- Day 1: 10 am – 12 pm; 1 pm – 5 pm
- Day 2: 8:30 am – 12 pm; 1 pm – 4:30 pm
In addition, all CPLA candidates will complete two projects.
Course Structure/Delivery:
This two-day program will provide working librarians with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively manage all aspects of the library budget process. The program is interactive and it includes a variety of group exercises based on a case study about a medium-sized county library with multiple branches. Using the same case study throughout the training will give participants an opportunity to apply what they are learning in a practical way in the “real” library – and to see the effects of the decisions they make throughout the two-day program.
At the end of the training program, participants will be able to assign budget responsibilities, describe the typical sources of library funding, identify typical budget categories, compare and contrast four types of budgets, prepare a program budget from a line-item budget, link the budget process to the library’s strategic planning priorities, develop performance measures and operations indicators for specific library services, complete a cost-benefit analysis, establish fiscal controls and manage their cash flow, evaluate sources of funding for a capital campaign, and develop an effective budget presentation.
Enrollment Process: Registration information is available through the PLA Web site.
Technology Requirements: Internet access
Contact: If you have questions or would like more information about the class, please get in touch the instructor, Sandra Nelson (sandra-nelson@comcast.net).
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Why become an ALA-APA CPLA Provider?
It is an opportunity to participate in a national certification program in a library specialty.
If you are already offering a course the meets the standard, approval provides you with an additional audience for your courses.
If you are already offering a course that meets the standard, you may receive approval for two previous years of offering the course, meaning your students will qualify for completion of one standard even before they apply to become a CPLA candidate.
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