Professional Certificate in

Public Library Management

MichiganX

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What you will learn

Understand your community’s wants and needs via various assessment tools and synthesize them into a plan;
Be an effective fiscal steward via budgeting, long-term planning, and savvy financial practices;
Gain an awareness of how to plan for maintenance, infrastructure, utilities, technology, and related expenses;
Manage a thriving workforce via effective diversity practices, hiring, evaluation, and other personnel issues;
Promote the work of the library through marketing and public relations practices;
Expand the library’s impact via effective grant writing and crowdfunding efforts.

Program Overview

Expert instruction

8 skill-building courses

Self-paced

Progress at your own speed

8 months

2 - 3 hours per week

$424.80

~~$472~~USD

For the full program experience

Courses in this program

MichiganX's Public Library Management Professional Certificate
Identifying Community Needs for Public Library Management
Managing a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace for Public Libraries
Personnel Management for Public Libraries
Budgeting and Finance for Public Libraries
Infrastructure Management for Public Libraries
Strategic Planning for Public Libraries
Grant Writing and Crowdfunding for Public Libraries
Public Library Marketing and Public Relations
Job Outlook

Meet your instructors
from The University of Michigan (MichiganX)

Larry Neal

Director

Clinton-Macomb Public Library

Kristin Fontichiaro

Clinical Associate Professor

University of Michigan School of Information

Lionel P. Robert

Associate Professor of Information

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, School of Information

Josie Barnes Parker

Director

Ann Arbor District Library, Michigan

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Program endorsements

I'm so pleased to see that the University of Michigan has developed this eight-course public library management MOOC for professional certification. U of M's new eight-course MOOC is perfect for new and aspiring library managers and directors.

Christine Lind Hage , Director, Rochester Hills Public Library; Past President, Public Library Association

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$424.80

~~$472~~USD

8 courses in 8 months

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