Lance Werner Email & Phone Number

Comstock Park, Mi, Us

Keynotes:Wisconsin Public Library Association Conference (2018)Southeastern Kansas Library System Conference (2018)Ohio State Library Conference (2018)Michigan Special Library Association (2018)Loudoun County Public Library (2019)Utah Library Association Annual Conference (2019)Kansas Library Association Annual Conference (2019)Michigan Library Association Annual Conference (2019)Missouri Public Library Director’s Conference (2019)Achieving Together, Library Journal Event (Panelist -2019)Wayne State University, Civil Rights Panel Moderator (2023)Urban Libraries Council, Panel - Engaging Politically to Protect Civil Rights (2023)Library Journal Director’s Summit Panel-Building Political Capital (2023)Webinar:Because Advocacy Never Stops: New Tools For Taking Action (August 2015)Iowa State Library Conference (2018)LJ's Deep Community Engagement (June 2018)Practical Management or Practical Magic (June 2018)Sirsi Dynix Connections Summit (November 2018)Michigan Library Association Annual Conference (October 2019)Kansas State Library Conference (October 2019)Mahatma Gandhi University (April 2020)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University(October 2020)Madhya Pradesh Library Association (MPLA), International Online Symposium; Role of Public Libraries in a Digital Age (2023)Organized and Spoke on behalf of the School Library Journal’s CE offering on Advocacy and Story Telling (2023).Special training:Integrating for Impact / Design Thinking - Kendall College of Art and Design (2015)Michigan Political Leadership Fellow - Michigan State University (2018)

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Advisory board member charged with lending insights, experiences, and innovations to Public Library - Community College partnerships.

Dublin, Oh, Us

Library of Michigan Board of Directors, Board Member

Lansing, Michigan, Us

As a member of the Advisory Board, I examined and considered WSU SLIS programs and priorities and furnished advice and suggestions on WSU SLIS strategic plan and programmatic initiatives.

Lansing, Mi, Us

Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Area District Library (CADL), the fifth largest library in the State of Michigan, consisting of 13 separate libraries and a book mobile, with an annual budget of 12.4 million dollars, a staff of approximately 270 employees (48 of which possess graduate degrees), serving a population of approximately 240,165 people and a geographic area of approximately 546 square miles.

• Answered questions about library and municipal law on a daily basis from people within the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries, public and academic librarians, Michigan residents, library trustees, local governments, other attorneys, college professors, school teachers, members of the state legislature, and other departments of state government.• Drafted policies and procedures for the Library of Michigan’s operations, including patron policies and lobbying.• Drafted legislation and rules for the Library of Michigan and Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries. Two pieces of legislation that I drafted became law and the rules that I drafted became part of the Michigan Administrative Code.• Served as the Deputy Chief Appeals Officer, Administrative Law Judge for the State Historic Preservation Review Board on behalf of the Office of Regulatory Affairs in the Department of History, Arts and Libraries.• Reviewed and approved library establishment agreements and various legal documents upon request of the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries, Office of Regulatory Affairs.• Published a regular column in the Library of Michigan’s LM4X Newsletter.• Published and updated the Michigan Library Laws Handbook.

Mlis, Library And Information Science

Juris Doctorate, Law