Toolkits & Guides

The State Library offers a variety of toolkits and guides to assist library staff and trustees with the work they do. 

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Library Boards
Toolkits

Library Boards

Guidance and resources, including the Trustee's Handbook, for Iowa public library board members.

Toolkits
Federally Funded

Public Library Compensation Toolkit

The Toolkit provides library boards, directors and staff the tools needed to address these inequities and request fair and competitive compensation.

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Toolkits

Disaster Preparedness

Find all the resources you need here to prepare for and respond to natural disasters and beyond.

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District Support
Toolkits

New Directors

Access resources and support for new Iowa public library directors.

Toolkits
Youth Services
Federally Funded

STEM To Go & Storytime Kits

Available for checkout to Iowa libraries, these kits are designed to enhance library STEM programming and storytimes.

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