Library Primer
BCLTA has prepared a Library Primer for local governments, which we encourage you to use as a communication piece with newly elected and returning municipal councillors and regional district directors (as well as local government staff and others with an interest in or a need to know about public libraries). We suggest including the Primer in a letter addressed to Mayor and Council/Chair and Directors – ideally seeking an audience at an upcoming council/board meeting in order to present the Primer and discuss issues specific to your library.
For those libraries that would like to make the Primer available as a handout to library patrons, please note that we have also prepared a very slightly re-titled and adapted version to address a more general audience. In addition, a Word version of each is available which includes a customizable fourth page where you can add information, photos and details about your own library. We have included a few suggestions as to the content you may wish to include here, but you should feel free to add whatever suits your needs.
This is a general overview and communication piece about the BC public library system. Some of the contents have been modified from BCLTA's Effective Board Member Handbook (developed for BCLTA by Dr. Ken Haycock) and from Public Library Services Branch resources.- Library 101 Primer PDF 4 pages updated Feb 2011 »