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Thursday, October 10 • 10:00am - 10:45am
Finding the No: Setting Reasonable Boundaries on Library Service

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Libraries continue evolving to meet the needs of their communities. However, each success comes with an increase in expectations. However, with limited resources, every library has to make tough decisions: do new things get added on already full plates? Can we continue to do more with no increase in resources? What gets cancelled? How do you decide? And if nothing changes, how long will it be until the team burns out? This talk will look at how libraries can navigate the difficulty of maintaining effective, growing, and responsive service while setting reasonable boundaries on both the personal and branch level.

Speakers
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John Mack Freeman

Branch Manager, Gwinnett County Public Library
John "Mack" Freeman is interested in how public libraries interact with traditionally underserved parts of their communities. In his day job, Mack is the branch manager of the Suwanee branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. In the rest of his professional life, Mack is deeply involved... Read More →


Thursday October 10, 2019 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
313 200 Coliseum Dr, Macon, GA 31217