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July 14, 2022
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A guide to help Alberta public library boards with the creation of local policies that are required under Section 7 of the Libraries Regulation, and safety and use bylaws allowed under Section 36...
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March 31, 2022
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Public library boards are required to submit an annual report to Alberta Municipal Affairs reporting statistics related to public library service delivery. The data from each library's annual...
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October 17, 2018
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Intended for trustees, managers, and staff of Alberta public libraries, this guide is a simplified and condensed version of the Planning for Results process, an industry-standard best practice...
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July 1, 2018
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Presents best practices that can be adopted by public libraries in Alberta, in 10 areas of library service and operation: personnel, hours of opening, collections, information services, resource...
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July 1, 2018
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Summarizes information about the appointment of persons under the age of 18 to a library board.
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July 1, 2018
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This fact sheet explains how a municipal dissolution affects library boards that were formed by the dissolved municipality, and how library boards can prepare for such an event.
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June 1, 2018
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Explains the requirement under Section 14 of the Libraries Regulation of the employment of a professional librarian by any municipal library board of a municipality with a population of 10,000 or more.
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September 1, 2017
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This document aims to provide general information and a process for creating library policies and bylaws, plus specific information on the ten required policies including templates and discussion...
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July 29, 2016
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Presents an overview and summary of the Little Ones in Libraries: Symposium on Early Childhood Library Services, sponsored by the Public Library Services Branch in February 2016.
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February 1, 2016
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In 2015, the Public Library Services Branch of Municipal Affairs administered a survey to all public libraries in Alberta to get an overview of how libraries serve the under-5 (pre-Kindergarten)...