Growing a Healthy Library Culture

To register for this webinar please follow this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1016909382653/WN_D7AS-lDsTUKnbEZv56IgPA. Sessions are free and available only to members of the Michigan library community. Registrants will receive instructions and a link to attend the session directly from PCI after they register.

Culture is all around us - it's the water for the fish!

In 2022, library science graduates looking for jobs ranked a positive, healthy workplace culture as being an even more important attribute than salary. A toxic workplace culture can impact mental health, decrease productivity, and lead good employees to work elsewhere. If you haven't looked at your organizational culture recently, it may be time for a refresh.

Join Library Director Jeannie Dilger for a look at what culture is, how to get staff involved in creating or revising your culture statement, and ways to implement your culture throughout the library. Learn how to shape your library's culture for a positive workplace environment.

Attendees will learn how to:

• Differentiate between mission, vision, and values
• Identify hidden and stated values that already exist in an organization
• Develop a culture or values statement in your organization
• Keep the values alive by incorporating them into hiring, evaluations, and the daily work of the library

Instructor: Jeannie Dilger is the founder and CEO of Arranging Time, which provides productivity consulting, training, and virtual assistance for businesses or individuals. She has worked in libraries for over 30 years and is currently the Executive Director of Palatine (IL) Library District. Jeannie has an undergraduate degree in Speech Communication and Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master’s of Science in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Jeannie is known for helping coworkers streamline their work with software and technology hacks. She loves learning new technology and teaching it to her clients. She answers technology questions on Facebook and Instagram @ArrangingTime.

PCI Webinars are recorded and available to members of the Michigan library community in the Library of Michigan's Niche Staff Skills Academy about a week after they air. New webinars will be in the New category for several weeks. You do not need to register for a webinar in order to view it later in the Staff Skills Academy.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Michigan.