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Flying the Coop - Continuity Planning Online
What do you do when disaster strikes?
A longstanding approach to emergency preparedness involves Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP). Through a series of prompts and worksheets, libraries can begin to identify who's in charge of what, which activities matter most, and how to coordinate responses to difficult circumstances.
This workshop will not leave you ready for anything--but it will get you started.
Presenter: James LaRue is the director of the Garfield County (Colorado) Public Library District. Author of "The New Inquisition: Understanding and Managing Intellectual Freedom Challenges," (2007) and “On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the US,” (2023) LaRue has been a public library director for many years, as well as a weekly newspaper columnist and cable TV host. From January of 2016 to November of 2018, he was director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. He has written, spoken, and consulted extensively on intellectual freedom issues, leadership and organizational development, community engagement, disaster preparedness, and the future of libraries.
- Date:
- Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Time:
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Categories:
- Leadership Management Online Personal and professional development
Grant Information
This project is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Florida Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.
For FY2024-25, 75% of total costs for TBLC Regional Continuing Education ($223,959) is supported with federal government funds (LSTA grant funds); 25% of this program ($74,744) is financed with state government money. The total budget of the project is $298,703.