wall with posters announcing new policies

Post your policies to your library website if possible; at minimum, keep copies readily available at the public desk for your staff and patrons to review. 

Internal Communication 

  • Update your policy manual
  • Publish and distribute policies internally
  • Train staff on the policy’s intent and how to enforce it 

External Communication 

Notify the public if this policy will affect their use of the library.

This might require posting the new or updated policy to your website, in public spaces within the library, and perhaps even on a handout.

For example, if your circulation policy changes, it might be useful to provide a handout to patrons when they check out items.

Move on to Regular Review and Evaluation.

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