Admin/PR/Staff
Budget/Collections
Building
Progs/Svcs
Technology
100
It's important to have in place a guide for the future leadership of the library.
What is a succession plan?
100
Spelled like a popular soft drink, this affects employees’ pay in a positive way.
What is a COLA?
100
This allows employees to do their jobs more efficiently and comfortably.
What is ergonomics?
100
This is a term used to describe providing materials/programs/services to library customers who aren't physically able to come here.
What is outreach?
100
These are conducted to educate library customers on how to use software programs and digital devices.
What are computer classes?
200
We’re legally required to keep certain documents for a certain amount of time.
What is records retention?
200
An amount of money given to the library each year by the state.
What is the per capita grant?
200
This occurs when district taxpayers have to decide whether or not to invest in their library or other taxing body.
What is a referendum?
200
This is a resource library customers can use to see whether we own a certain item in our collection.
What is the online catalog?
200
This is the term used to describe a group of organizations that share similar resources to reduce costs.
What is a consortium?
300
This tells an employee what is required of them for tasks they perform.
What is a job description?
300
This occurs when staff regularly gets rid of outdated/unpopular items in the collection.
What is weeding?
300
This is what staff and the Board dream of, and the community needs, but the question is, How do we pay for it?
What is a NEW BUILDING?
300
This is something used to measure a library customer's experience after attending an event.
What is a program survey?
300
This describes a Technology staff member solving a technology problem whether for hardware or software.
What is troubleshooting?
400
These are newer, alternative online methods of reaching out to our audience.
What is Social Media?
400
The library spends thousands of dollars on these each year for patrons to use for research.
What are electronic resources?
400
This is an off-site location where library customers can return their items.
What is a remote materials drop?
400
This is also known as a "petting zoo" to try out the latest gadgets.
What is a Technology Fair?
400
This allows library customers to access the Internet on their own portable devices inside the library.
What is a wireless network?
500
This allows patrons to access key library online resources through their smartphones.
What is a mobile website?
500
Some people think libraries aren’t needed due to the availability of this format of reading.
What are e-Books?
500
This keeps the library's grass, flowers, shrubs and trees looking great all of the time.
What is an irrigation system?
500
This is done to help staff learn the skills/tasks of another position or department.
What is cross-training?
500
This describes free web-based computer code available to the general public.
What is open-source software?
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