Executive Summit is a valuable one-day event designed to engage library leaders at the top or on their way to the top. Public, academic and specialty librarians all have a chance to learn about the key issues and future of libraries. Anyone looking to broaden their perspective should attend.

Schedule

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions

9:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Strategic Financial Planning and Long-Range Budgeting for Executive Administration

A presentation of Oakland County’s long-term strategic financial planning and long-range budgeting process targeting its use by MLA executives will be provided and will include: a description of the planning and budgeting process; benefits to upper level administration and policy boards; real life examples of the benefits obtained from the use of long-range planning.   The beneficial impact of planning and long-range budgeting will be considered in light of human element - those that are impacted including the fiduciary responsibilities to taxpayers and employees all while maintaining a high quality service the public at large.
Robert J. Daddow, Deputy County Executive for Oakland County

11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Break

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
How do we get there from here?  Budgeting advice from library directors.

Libraries are an important part of all communities, but like many services, they are currently struggling with ever-tightening budgets. As organizations and jurisdictions look for places to cut spending, library systems are often among the first to feel the pinch even though they offer unique and important resources to their communities.  In this session three successful library directors (two public and one academic) will provide tips on creative budgeting and long term forecasting to address limited resources, with much of the session devoted to participants’ questions.
Jaema Berman, Addison Township Library; Richard Schneider, Muskegon Area District Library; Carol Zeile, Alma College

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch and Legislator of the Year Recognition

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
The Future of Libraries

Looking outward – at the changes, trends, and opportunities happening in the larger world –is an essential part of any leader’s job. It’s also an essential part of futuring, something that ALA is focusing on through its new Center for the Future of Libraries. The challenge for all of us is to integrate insights from those external trends into our current operations and ongoing innovations.  This session will highlight some of the work of the Center, including its approach to futuring and the trend resources it has developed. Thinking through how this work can be leveraged with staff, we will explore how consumer trends can help develop a sense of urgency for change, how trends lead to innovation, and how staff can be empowered as trend-spotters and innovators from wherever they are in an organization.
Miguel Figueroa, Center for the Future of Libraries, American Library Association

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.
Break

3:00 - 3:45 p.m.
Executive Exchange

As information managers, every day we face new challenges.  In an industry full of curveballs, some of these issues can be worked through with ease while others cause stress and setbacks before reaching a resolution.  Life is inevitable and not all the tools of the trade can be learned in the classroom or in a textbook.  

During this quick paced session, participants will have an opportunity to present a challenging situation to a colleague and then brainstorm solutions to some of the more common struggles associated with being a leader in the information industry.   

3:45 p.m.
Adjourn

Registration Rates

Early Bird rates expire Friday, May 20, 2016

*subject to space limitations

Continental breakfast and lunch included with registration.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing by email no later than five (5) business days prior to the program in order to qualify for a refund. A $25.00 processing fee will be applied to refunds for workshops. Within five (5) business days of the event, no refund will be issued. No-shows will be invoiced.

In order to qualify for member rates, attendees must hold current individual MLA membership. Organizational membership does not apply. For more information about MLA individual and organizational membership, please visit Membership Value and Benefits.