Course Calendar

Since this is an online course and, as such, has no set classroom or class sessions, we will work together on a common schedule that is centered around topics, the periods of time that the topics are under consideration, and deliverables for each topic that are due by midnight on the last day of the topic week. The links in the table below take you to the topic page for each week.

Topic(s) under consideration Week Deliverables
our public library image 18-24 August introduce yourselves by introducing us to the public library that most affected your personal development
the beginnings 25-31 August consideration & conversation
philosophical context 01-07 September consideration & conversation
political context 08-14 September consideration & conversation
community context 15-21 September consideration & conversation
the public library's "place" in the community 22-28 September consideration & conversation
structure & infrastructure 29 September-05 October consideration & conversation
marketing in the public library 06-12 October consideration & conversation
collection management 13-19 October consideration & conversation
reading? 20-26 October consideration & conversation
children & YA services 27 October-02 November consideration & conversation
adult services 03-09 November consideration & conversation
lifelong learning 10-16 November consideration & conversation
technology & outreach issues 17-23 November consideration & conversation
reaching the unserved 24-30 November consideration & conversation
our public library image, again 01-05 December discuss the public library you think you or your community deserve