Guide No. 9. A Policy and Procedure Manual for Church
and Synagogue Libraries: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
2nd Rev. ed. 1998, 16 pages. $9, members $7.25
Does your congregational library have a policy and procedure manual? CSLA Guide No. 9, “A Policy and Procedure Manual for Church and Synagogue Libraries: A Do-It-Yourself Guide,” will take you through the steps necessary to develop a manual that is unique to your library.
A policy and procedure manual is a how-to-do-it book, a written record of all the basic information—policies, rules and procedures—you need to operate an efficient library. Helpful for all members of the library staff, experienced and new, the manual is a compilation of the pertinent and miscellaneous information that applies to your congregational library, with written text, examples and illustrations.
No two libraries are alike; no two policy and procedure manuals are alike. Guide No. 9 will suggest information you want to keep in your own manual.
Table of Contents
1. MISSION STATEMENT
2. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
3. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
4. HISTORY
5. PERSONNEL
6. STAFF SELECTION POLICY
7. FINANCIAL POLICIES
8. FACILITIES
9. FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT
10. SELECTION POLICIES
11. PROCESSING MATERIALS
12. SOURCES OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS AND SUPPLIES
13. CIRCULATION POLICIES
14. LIBRARY PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PROMOTIONS
15. INVENTORY - WEEDING - MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
16. REPORTS
17. LONG-RANGE PLANNING
18. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
CONCLUSION
