This document outlines a two-year project called "The Cultural Development Fund Project" or "Leadership by Design: The Next Generation" funded by the Government of Ontario to strengthen public library board performance across the province. The project will create a four-year learning cycle of online modules for board development building on previous Leadership by Design resources. In year one, the project will create a learning plan and framework and develop the first module on orientation topics like roles, responsibilities, and understanding the community.

1. Leadership by Design: The Next
Generation
Or
‘The Cultural Development Fund Project’
Contact:
Shelagh Paterson spaterson@accessola.com
Stephen Abram admin@fopl.ca

2.  2- Year funding provided by the Government of
Ontario. [Cultural Development Fund Grant]
 Ontario Library Association via Ontario Library
Boards’ Association in partnership with the
Federation of Ontario Public Libraries
 Letters of support from Southern Ontario Library
Services and Ontario Library Services-North.
Project Partners and Support

3.  Two year project: April 1, 2014 – March 31 – 2016
Year one:
 creating the plan
 determining the learning program for each of the four
years
 creating a learning framework for online
dissemination
 developing the year one learning module.
Timeline

4.  Goal is to strengthen public library board performance
and effectiveness across Ontario by creating a 4-year
learning cycle for board development.
 This builds upon the resources developed for Leadership
by Design, a series of modules that provide information
and tools for public library boards leadership.
 This learning resource will primarily be available at no
charge online via LearnHQ.
Scope

5. June 2014, 26 representatives from FOPL, OLBA,
consultant community met to:
 map the learning topics to each of the four years a
board member is on the public library board.
 Identify gaps in existing tools and documents.
Created by and for public library
board members

6. Board Effectiveness and Understanding Your
Community:
 Effective board meetings
 Roles and responsibilities (board, staff, municipality,
etc.)
 Annual Reports, Budget Development, Legislative
Frameworks.
Year One: Orientation

7.  Board assessment
 Community trends, relationship audits
 Measurement strategies
 CEO performance review
Year Two: Assessment

8. Strategic planning:
 Reviews
 Environmental assessment
 Communication, advocacy, influence
 Risk management, threat awareness
Year Three

9. Legacy and Succession:
 Board assessment strategies
 Legacy documents
 Preparing for the next board
 Recruitment for competencies
Year Four

10. How will your board use this?