Dr. Steve Albrecht is to library training audiences around the country for his workshops, webinars, podcasts, and articles on library service, safety, and security. He has worked as an HR consultant and security trainer for 36 years. He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (www.SHRM.org) and has been board certified by them as “Professional In Human Resources” (PHR) since 1996. Steve started teaching library service, safety, and security programs in 2000. He has taught thousands of library staffers from several hundred libraries, both live and online. He wrote Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities in 2015 and The Safe Library: Keeping Users, Staff, and Collections Secure for Rowman & Littlefield in 2023.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Navigating the Entire Library Employment Cycle: From Hiring Interviews to Exit InterviewsChapter 2: The Hiring Process: Recruiting, Job Duties and Descriptions, Screening, and SelectionsChapter 3: Onboarding and Training New Hires: Setting Them Up for Continued Success Chapter 4: Creating Civility in Your Workplace: A New Perspective on Diversity and Conflict Resolution Chapter 5: Supporting Your Managers and Supervisors with Coaching Skills TrainingChapter 6: Humane and Effective Discipline and Termination Approaches Chapter 7: Performance Evaluations: Fair, Legal, Honest, and Accurate Chapter 8: Keeping Things Legal: Working With Your AttorneysChapter 9: Harassment Investigations: Awareness, Response, Conclusions, and Consequences Chapter 10: Promotions, Mentoring, and Succession PlanningAppendix A Few Words About HR Information Systems (HRIS) Software The HR Policy Poster AlphabetSample Training Slides for a Harassment Awareness, Prevention, and Response ProgramAbout the Author

Library professionals will appreciate Albrecht’s attention to legal issues … the book closes with an especially helpful set of sample training slides that can be used when conducting a harassment awareness, prevention and response program.

Dr. Steve Albrecht is to library training audiences around the country for his workshops, webinars, podcasts, and articles on library service, safety, and security. He has worked as an HR consultant and security trainer for 36 years. He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (www.SHRM.org) and has been board certified by them as “Professional In Human Resources” (PHR) since 1996. Steve started teaching library service, safety, and security programs in 2000. He has taught thousands of library staffers from several hundred libraries, both live and online. He wrote Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities in 2015 and The Safe Library: Keeping Users, Staff, and Collections Secure for Rowman & Littlefield in 2023.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Navigating the Entire Library Employment Cycle: From Hiring Interviews to Exit InterviewsChapter 2: The Hiring Process: Recruiting, Job Duties and Descriptions, Screening, and SelectionsChapter 3: Onboarding and Training New Hires: Setting Them Up for Continued Success Chapter 4: Creating Civility in Your Workplace: A New Perspective on Diversity and Conflict Resolution Chapter 5: Supporting Your Managers and Supervisors with Coaching Skills TrainingChapter 6: Humane and Effective Discipline and Termination Approaches Chapter 7: Performance Evaluations: Fair, Legal, Honest, and Accurate Chapter 8: Keeping Things Legal: Working With Your AttorneysChapter 9: Harassment Investigations: Awareness, Response, Conclusions, and Consequences Chapter 10: Promotions, Mentoring, and Succession PlanningAppendix A Few Words About HR Information Systems (HRIS) Software The HR Policy Poster AlphabetSample Training Slides for a Harassment Awareness, Prevention, and Response ProgramAbout the Author

Library professionals will appreciate Albrecht’s attention to legal issues … the book closes with an especially helpful set of sample training slides that can be used when conducting a harassment awareness, prevention and response program.

Dr. Steve Albrecht is to library training audiences around the country for his workshops, webinars, podcasts, and articles on library service, safety, and security. He has worked as an HR consultant and security trainer for 36 years. He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (www.SHRM.org) and has been board certified by them as “Professional In Human Resources” (PHR) since 1996. Steve started teaching library service, safety, and security programs in 2000. He has taught thousands of library staffers from several hundred libraries, both live and online. He wrote Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities in 2015 and The Safe Library: Keeping Users, Staff, and Collections Secure for Rowman & Littlefield in 2023.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Navigating the Entire Library Employment Cycle: From Hiring Interviews to Exit InterviewsChapter 2: The Hiring Process: Recruiting, Job Duties and Descriptions, Screening, and SelectionsChapter 3: Onboarding and Training New Hires: Setting Them Up for Continued Success Chapter 4: Creating Civility in Your Workplace: A New Perspective on Diversity and Conflict Resolution Chapter 5: Supporting Your Managers and Supervisors with Coaching Skills TrainingChapter 6: Humane and Effective Discipline and Termination Approaches Chapter 7: Performance Evaluations: Fair, Legal, Honest, and Accurate Chapter 8: Keeping Things Legal: Working With Your AttorneysChapter 9: Harassment Investigations: Awareness, Response, Conclusions, and Consequences Chapter 10: Promotions, Mentoring, and Succession PlanningAppendix A Few Words About HR Information Systems (HRIS) Software The HR Policy Poster AlphabetSample Training Slides for a Harassment Awareness, Prevention, and Response ProgramAbout the Author

Library professionals will appreciate Albrecht’s attention to legal issues … the book closes with an especially helpful set of sample training slides that can be used when conducting a harassment awareness, prevention and response program.