Library Governance – Succession Planning

Emergency Succession Template: Nine-page form created by Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 2006

Montana State Library's Trustee Training with Sage Solutions, Terry Profota, and Teresa Geremia-Chart.

• Emergency Succession Planning
• Your Board's Role in Executive Transitions
• Out of Your Head and Onto Paper

Helping Organizations Achieve Successful Leadership Transitions: Report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2009

How to Implement Succession Planning: Definitions, justification, plans and methods from the Social Security Administration

Succession Planning for Busy Libraries and Boards, presentation by Stacey Malek and Laurie Mahaffey, New Braunfels Public Library, 2019

Succession Tool Kit: Resource with checklists, timelines and information over 39 pages, created by Sage Solutions for Montana State Library, 2016

Hiring a New Director Resource Packet: Resources developed by a COSLA working group.

Washington State Library Public Library Trustee Wiki: Information and resources under "How to Hire a Library Director"

Board Roles and Director Relationships: This brief overview from theKentucky Department for Libraries and Archives highlights basic information regarding library boards and the director and board relationship.

The Trustee / Director Relationship -- The Dynamics of Library Management: Presentation by John Borneman – President of the Tipton County Library Board of Trustees and Past President of the Indiana Library Federation

Trustee Trouble: The Misadventures of a New Library Board Member: A series of videos for new board members for Wyoming State Library; succession planning tips in episodes #4, #7, #10.