Are you confident that your library is fully covered and prepared in case of  unexpected events? Join our two-part presentation series on Insurance, where we delve  into the intricacies of HR-related insurance in Session 1 and General liability in Session  2. 

Session 1: HR Insurance Essentials 

In this session, we'll explore the critical aspects of Human Resources (HR) insurance,  covering medical (health, dental, vision, life), unemployment, and worker's  compensation. We'll unravel the alphabet soup of insurance with terms like HSA, HRA,  FSA, premium, deductible, and lifetime max. Learn the ins and outs of obtaining  coverage—should you go with a pool, broker, or other options? We'll guide you in  understanding how to determine the right coverage for your employees and discuss  preventative measures to keep costs in check. Walk through the claims process for  medical, unemployment, and worker's comp, and gain insights on handling legal  matters. 

Presenters:

Kate Hall and Kathy Parker have been collaborating on various committees, library  boards and programming for over a decade. They are co-authors of The Public Library  Director’s Toolkit and The Public Library Director’s HR Toolkit.  

Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public Library after serving as  Director at the New Lenox Public Library and in various library positions in the  Chicagoland area for over 20 years. In her 11 years as a library director, Kate has been  in leadership positions in state and national library groups including the American  Library Association, Illinois Library Association, and Reaching Across Illinois Library  System. She has served on the committee and chaired Director’s University, an  intensive training for new Illinois Public Library Directors. Kate is the recipient of the  2021 Illinois Library Association Librarian of the Year Award and has just launched  Illinois Libraries Present, a new statewide joint programming cooperative.  

Kathy Parker was the director of the Glenwood-Lynwood (IL) Public Library District  from 2002-2018 after serving as Assistant Director at the Harvey (IL) Public Library.  She has worked in public and private libraries for over 40 years in nearly every   department and co-founded Director’s University. She has served on numerous state committees including the Illinois Library Association and has served as library trustee  for her local library and the regional library system, Reaching Across Illinois Library  System. She was the 2016 recipient of American Library Associations Trustee Citation  award. Prior to retiring in 2018, Kathy launched the kathyparker consulting firm which  provides training to trustees and new directors.  

Code of Conduct

For questions, please email Eliscia Cirrone, ecirrone@lilrc.org.

Contact Hours: 1

Program Recording:  No 

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