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Organization and Personnel Administration
Strategic HR
Instructor: Jeanne Goodrich
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 Location: TBA:
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: 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 librarians with a variety of Human Resource (HR) management tools that they can use strategically in order to accomplish their service goals. The workshop 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 workshop, participants will be able to understand and apply the difference between tactical and strategic HR, analyze their library’s organizational structure to determine suitability for achieving their strategic goals, identify the activities that must be undertaken to achieve their goals, analyze and describe jobs through written job descriptions, create recruitment plans that will attract candidates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required, select the right person for the job, plan and evaluate job performance, and choose from among a variety of staff development and retention strategies, based on local needs and requirements.
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 with the instructor Jeanne Goodrich (jeanne@jeannegoodrich.com).
800-545-2433, x5036
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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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