Current Trends and Legislation - 2017 Lawton

Current Trends and Legislation Affecting Public Libraries

6 hour class (Spring ) / Basic

A. Laws governing and affecting public libraries

B. State aid

C. Library Services and Technology Act

D. Performance measures -- surveys, uses

E. Professional library associations

F. Current state and national library trends

Upon completing this class, students will have knowledge of:

• the development of Oklahoma libraries

• legislation

• State Aid Rules, Levels of Library Development, Oklahoma Department of Libraries

• application of local, state and federal legal requirements that affect libraries -- e.g. State Aid Rules, LSTA, open meetings, confidentiality, copyright, Americans with Disabilities Act, workplace safety and universal service

• standard performance measures used in Oklahoma public libraries and their significance in marketing and planning

• the programs, services and value of professional library associations

• state/national issues, laws/trends currently affecting Oklahoma’s public libraries