Library Facility Essentials - 3-Part Live Webinar Series

Managing a library building requires far more than responding when something breaks. Library Facility Management Essentials is a three-part live webinar series designed to give library professionals the practical knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to better understand, manage, maintain, protect, and plan for their facilities.

Designed especially for library directors, managers, operations personnel, trustees, and the many staff members who become “accidental facility managers,” this series takes participants from understanding how their building works to developing a practical plan for its future.

Session 1 — Understanding Your Library Building
September 15, 2026

Learn the fundamentals of library facility management, including major building systems, building history, inspections and walkthroughs, documentation, leadership responsibilities, and the Library Facility Profile.

• Introduction
• The leadership mindset
• Major building systems
• Knowing your library’s building history 
• Inspections & walkthroughs
• Documentation
• The Library Facility Profile

Session 2 — Managing, Maintaining & Protecting Your Library Building
September 22, 2026

Explore preventive maintenance, working effectively with vendors, budgeting for repairs, specifications and procurement, regulatory compliance, and strategies for safety, security, and emergency preparedness.

• Preventive maintenance
• Working with vendors
• Budgeting for maintenance & repairs
• Specs, bidding, & procurement
• Safety, security, and emergency preparedness
• Regulatory compliance

Session 3 — Planning for the Future
September 29, 2026

Move from day-to-day facility management to long-term planning with facility assessments, life-cycle considerations, priority setting, 1–3 year facility plans, renovation and construction planning, and working with architects, engineers, boards, and administrators.

• Facility assessments & priority planning
• Understanding life-cycle & costs
• Developing a 1-3 year facility plan
• Renovations, expansions, and new construction
• Working with architects, engineers, boards, & administrations

YOUR REGISTRATION INCLUDES

• Three live 90-minute Zoom sessions
• Access to the session recordings
• A practical workbook with checklists and templates
• A Certificate of Completion.

REGISTRATION*

• Early Bird (through August 31st) — $249 
• Standard (September 1 - 14) — $289 
• If you are a library association, please contact us for special pricing.
  

Can’t attend every session live? Recordings are included with registration.

 *** Online registration information coming soon ***