Internet & Computers

• Library Computer and Network Security, at the Infopeople Project
• Libraries and the Internet Toolkit
• Filters and Filtering
• The Internet Filter Assessment Project by Karen G. Schneider at Blue Highways.
• Internet Use Policies, Office for Intellectual Freedom - ALA. Includes Guidelines for policy development and samples.
• Dubuque County Library Laptop Loan Policy

Collection Development & Management

• Collection Development Training, Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records
• CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries, Revised and Updated by Jeanette Larson, 2008.
• A Simple Book Repair Manual by Preservation Services, Dartmouth College Library.
• SUNLINK Weed of the Month Club
• Waverly Public Library Loan and Billing Policy

Library Management & Policy

• Library Consortia Documents Online is a collection of about 100 Web-accessible primary source documents dealing with the governance and administration of library consortia and cooperatives.
• How to Organize a Friends Group, FOLUSA Fact Sheet #1. Check here for the others.
• Library Technology Planning
• An Introduction to Public Library Foundations. Information compiled by Jerry Krois, Wyoming State Library, deputy state librarian.
• Fund Raising Forum Resource by Tony Poderis
• Sample Library Policies for the Small Public Library
• Children in the Library
  • Hopkinton Town Library Unattended Child Policy
  • Lake Geneva Public Library Safe Child Policy
  • North Adams Public Library Safe Child Policy
  • Weber County Library Policy on Unattended Children
  • York County Public Library Unattended Child Policy
• Disaster Preparedness
  • Emergency Preparedness & Response from CalPreservation.org
  • ALA Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Library of Congress Preservation Directorate, Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance
  • National Network of Libraries of Medicine, NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit
• Investments
  • Library Fund Board Manual, Bettendorf Public Library
  • Board Policy at Kirkwood Community College
  • Test your investment knowledge, Iowa League of Municipalities
  • Sample Trust & Agency Resolution
• Patron Confidentiality
  • Waverly Public Library Confidentiality of Library Records Policy
  • Red Flags Rule
• Staff
  • Performance Evaluation Samples, from Winnefox
  • Staff Performance Evaluations
  • Support Staff Evaluation Robey Memorial Library. This is a pdf file.

Programming

• Programming Librarian

Surveys

• Library Research Service

General Resources

• State Negotiated Contracts
• Community Information by Zip Code
• Kids Count Census Data Online, The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
• LibraryLand
• PLA Tech Notes
• Media Relations Tools Online