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The 2025 Director Roundtables will give attendees an opportunity to further dig into our 2025 education theme: Assess, Adapt, Act. With that focus, we’ll explore strategies for assessing library services and the critical connections between program evaluations, staff performance reviews, and board engagement.
Our discussion topics will include:
- Performance: Translating staff and board training into action plans.
- Programming: Defining a “successful” program and knowing if you’ve met your goals.
- Planning: Evaluating services like library spaces and your long-term strategic plan.
Join your fellow library directors to share insights, experiences, and success stories about the actions you have taken to improve your library using evaluations or assessments. In addition to these discussions, the Roundtables allow time for open-ended conversation on topics of interest to attendees.
Director Roundtables will be held in-person at 15 locations across the state, with at least two offerings in each District. Each will be worth 3 hours of CE Credit. Register for your preferred date and location in Workday Learning!
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About Director Roundtables
A longtime staple in the Continuing Education calendar, Director Roundtables are typically held in the spring of each year. Throughout each district, directors have a chance to learn from their district consultant, network with their peers, and apply new learning in their library. This event is another way we “dig deep” into the annual CE theme!
Roundtables are designed in a 3-hour format, with the first portion being a guided discussion about the Continuing Education theme for the year. The last hour is typically open-ended discussion.
Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
This program or resource is made possible in part by the IMLS under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of Iowa.
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