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Learn how to thrive as a public library manager

The University of Michigan
Professional Certificate inPublic Library Management
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What you will learn

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

  • Expert instruction
    8 skill-building courses
  • Self-paced
    Progress at your own speed
  • 8 months
    2 - 3 hours per week
  • Discounted price:$424.80 Original price:$472.00 USD
    For the full program experience

Courses in this program

MichiganX's Public Library Management Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from The University of Michigan (MichiganX)

Kristin Fontichiaro
Lionel P. Robert
Josie Barnes Parker
Larry Neal
Kristin Fontichiaro
Kristin Fontichiaro

Clinical Associate Professor

University of Michigan School of Information

Lionel P. Robert
Lionel P. Robert

Associate Professor of Information

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, School of Information

Josie Barnes Parker
Josie Barnes Parker

Director

Ann Arbor District Library, Michigan

Larry Neal
Larry Neal

Director

Clinton-Macomb Public Library

Experts from The University of Michigan (MichiganX) committed to teaching online learning

Program endorsements

Rochester Hills Public Library

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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Discounted price:$424.80 Original price:$472.00 USD

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