Editing Library management (section)

== Planning and maintaining library facilities ==
An important aspect of library management is planning and maintaining library facilities. Successful planning is defined as "active planning that ensures an organization will have the right people in the right place at the right time for [the] right job".<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hawthorne|first1=P|title=Succession Planning and Management: A Key Leadership Responsibility Emerges|journal=Texas Library Journal|date=2011|volume=87 |issue=1|pages=8–12}}</ref> Planning the construction of new libraries or remodeling those that exist is integral since user needs are often changing. To supplement their operating budget, managers often secure funding through donor gifts and [[fundraising]]. Many facilities have begun including cafes, [[Friends of Libraries|Friends of the Library]] spaces, and even exhibits<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=interpretations&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=8538|title=ALA {{!}} Exhibit Spaces and Bulletin Boards|website=www.ala.org|access-date=2016-09-20}}</ref> to help generate additional revenue.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pautz|first1=Hartwig|title=Income generation in public libraries: potentials and pitfalls|journal=Library Review|volume=63|issue=8/9|page=568}}</ref> These areas should be taken into account when planning for building expansions.

The site for new construction must be found, and then the building must be designed, constructed, and eventually evaluated. Once established, it is important that the building is regularly maintained. This may be completed by delegating tasks to maintenance personnel or by hiring an outside company through bids.<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Moran | first1 = B. | last2 = Stueart | first2 = R. | last3 = Morner | first3 = C.|title=Library and Information Center Management|year=2013|publisher=Libraries Unlimited|location=California|isbn=978-1-59884-989-9}}</ref>

Disaster planning must be taken into account in the library context as well: not only the impact of a disaster on the library, but the library's potential role as a support service just after a disaster.<ref>{{cite web |title=Disaster planning |url=https://www.alia.org.au/information-and-resources/disaster-planning |publisher=[[Australian Library and Information Association]]}}</ref>