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Implementation Planning or What To Do In Case of Frogs

By Wendy Werdin | September 30, 2021 | Comments Off on Implementation Planning or What To Do In Case of Frogs

Pretend, with your humble author, that your library has just finished a strategic plan. You’ve got all these…

Your Library is Preparing for a Capital Campaign! Now What?

By Wendy Werdin | August 31, 2021 | Comments Off on Your Library is Preparing for a Capital Campaign! Now What?

We’ve seen increased interest in feasibility studies and capital campaigns in the last few months. Given funding opportunities…

Dos and Don’ts for RFPs

By Wendy Werdin | July 28, 2021 | Comments Off on Dos and Don’ts for RFPs

Say you have a project like strategic planning that you know will require the help of an outside…

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things: Library Strategies Consultants in Their Own Words

By Wendy Werdin | June 23, 2021 | Comments Off on These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things: Library Strategies Consultants in Their Own Words

Our consultants will be the first to tell you that each library and library support organization brings unique…

How We Operate: Lightbulb Edition

By Wendy Werdin | April 27, 2021 | Comments Off on How We Operate: Lightbulb Edition

Library Strategies is a consulting group of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. We are the…

On Planning and Priorities

By Wendy Werdin | March 25, 2021 | Comments Off on On Planning and Priorities

During the summer of last year, while we were still finding our footing in response to the pandemic,…