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Summary
Summary
Written by a director and a professional facilities manager, this guide provides all the practical advice, techniques and solutions that library managers need to ensure that their facilities can function for their intended purposes. Topics covered include planning, security, lighting and more.
Author Notes
Marcia Trotta is the director of the Meriden Public Library in Connecticut
Carmine Trotta is the director of Support Systems for Boys Village in Milford, Connecticut.
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Library Journal Review
As librarians fresh in the field quickly discover, there's a lot they didn't learn in library school. Running libraries isn't just about buying books, and novice managers find that out quickly when they encounter a malfunctioning phone system and have to write an RFP (Request for Proposal) for a new one. Now new and experienced administrators can get a better grip on the leaking roof, the inventory process, requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), preventive building maintenance, heating and cooling systems, and more by reading this handbook. In addition to the aforementioned items, detailed here are guidelines for writing RFPs (and why this should be done), sample job descriptions for custodians, cleaning of the library, long-range maintenance plans for inside and outside of the building, safety and security considerations, budgeting techniques, and disaster preparedness. Questions to consider and those to ask are covered in all topic areas; sample forms and checklists abound throughout the text and provide very useful information. Additional resources are listed in the bibliography. Librarians in small and medium-sized facilities will welcome this book as a starting point in learning about the day-to-day running of the library. Carmine J. Trotta has been the chair of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services Task Force since 1996 and is the director of Support Systems for Boys Village in Milford, CT. Marcia Trotta is the director of the Meriden Public Library, CT, and past president of the Connecticut Library Association. She is also an adjunct professor at the School of Library Science and Information Technology at Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven. Their volume is highly recommended. Marie Bruni, Huntington Memorial Lib., Oneonta, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| List of Figures | p. vii |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgment | p. xvii |
| Chapter 1 Maintaining the Daily Operations | p. 1 |
| Chapter 2 Supplying Utilities and Energy Management | p. 19 |
| Chapter 3 Providing the Right Environment | p. 45 |
| Chapter 4 Budgeting and Controlling Costs | p. 63 |
| Chapter 5 Keeping Records and Managing Reports | p. 87 |
| Chapter 6 Designing Safety and Security Guidelines | p. 113 |
| Chapter 7 Preparing Emergency and Disaster Plans | p. 139 |
| Chapter 8 Arranging Space and Considerations for Special Needs Patrons | p. 175 |
| Chapter 9 Complete Guide to Supplies, Services, and Resources | p. 197 |
| Glossary of Facilities Management Terms | p. 209 |
| Index | p. 215 |
| About the Authors | p. 219 |
