There’s no shortage of library management books out there—but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorise minutiae that slip through the cracks of a larger handbook? Library Management Tips that Work does exactly that, answering numerous questions library managers may never have thought to ask, such as:



How to create a job manual, and keep staff accountable
Keeping your library board in the loop
Using numbers to make your case
Dealing with unreturned library materials
Methods for managing multiple libraries with one FTE librarian
Retaining services despite budget cuts and staff shortages
Public relations on a shoestring

Written by contributors from across the field, this eclectic guide offers best practices suitable for managers in all types of libraries.