The 3^rd Round of the Public Library Financial Management Cohort is open! The first two cohorts have been a great success, thanks in large part to the great work by the participants. If you have managerial financial responsibilities and want to learn more about public library financial management, please review the information below and sign up!

The Library of Michigan works to provide library specific administrative training for public library staff. As part of this goal, LM is working with the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government to provide a public library financial management certificate program for a cohort of up to 30 public library staff members. Recommended participants are public library directors, budget administrators, and other public library staff with managerial financial management responsibilities. The cohort is a one-year series of classes focused on governmental financial accounting and policy development. The cohort does not include software or basic accounting instruction. The 3^rd Cohort group timeline is October 2023 through September 2024.

The Library Financial Management Certification Program includes six online courses:

• Budgeting for Libraries
• Purchasing
• Governmental Accounting for Libraries
• Internal Control for Libraries
• Payroll Administration
• Writing Financial Policies

The Library of Michigan is underwriting the program costs. You can find more information on the cohort and classes as well as the application to participate here. The application deadline is August 24^th.  

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Karren Reish

Library Grants Coordinator

Library of Michigan

517-241-0021,  www.michigan.gov/lsta

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