Ellen Miller Group

Library Workshops

Client ratings

Miller's highly participative workshops consistently get very high ratings. Comments about "best aspect/liked the most" include:

  • "Open discussion, especially on board organizational issues." — trustee
  • "Leader kept group in focus; flexibility." — trustee
  • "What a success yesterday was! I'm so pleased with everything — heard and read lots of wonderful comments [about the distance learning workshop held in eight sites]." — state library manager
  • "Discussion and networking; ideas, process and handouts." — library director
  • "Interesting to hear other librarians' concerns and how they handled them." — library manager
  • "She keeps things moving in an entertaining, informative manner. Her use of humor was so appropriate and appreciated." — trustee
  • "Focus never wavered. She kept us thinking about our job as trustees; kept moving. No nonsense." — trustee
  • "A chance to work with our own library to set advocacy goals." — trustee
  • "Your enthusiasm is contagious, and you inspired the librarians and library supporters that they could make a difference [at the Statehouse]." — state library association director

One of Ellen Miller Group's key deliverables is a set of workshops, proven to meet the needs of library clients.

A track record of results . . .

The following workshops have been conducted for the Texas Library Association, Wyoming Library Association, the South Texas Regional Library, Daniel Boone Regional Library, Missouri. Texas Municipal Library Directors Association, Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Information Network, Oklahoma Library Association, Missouri State Library, Alabama Public Library Service, Illinois Library Association, Americans for Libraries Council (formerly Libraries for the Future), Georgia Council of Media Organizations, North Suburban Library System, Association of Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA), the Montgomery, Alabama, City-County Public Library and/or the Indiana Library Federation.

Strategic planning and management:

  • "Frugality Today + Repositioning = More $$ Tomorrow."
  • "Laws, duties and policies: What every trustee had better know!"
  • "Getting $$$ and staff your library needs: Mission impossible?"
  • "Is there a lawsuit in your future? Boards and policy management."

Board-director teams:

  • "Director-Board Teams: Myth or Must-Do?"
  • "Getting the Most from Your Director-Board Team? What's Your Score?"
  • "ABCs for New Trustees"
  • "Library Governance: What Your Team Must Know and Do!"

Advocacy:

  • "Grassroots library advocacy: Is your diverse team creating raving fans?" With Patricia H. Fisher
  • "Library advocacy's three-legged stool: Where Friends and trustees fit in!"
  • "From Advocate to Player: Trustees Transforming Libraries"

Partnerships:

  • "Partnerships: Just for the big guys?" The first session is "Identifying and creating partnerships." The second one is titled "Building and sustaining partnerships."
  • "Partnerships that stretch dollars and get more funds."

Interested in a program such as this for your system? Contact us today.