Trustees
Kansas Library Trustee Training
Welcome to the WebJunction Kansas Trustees web page. Here you will find the core skills for Kansas library trustees created by the State Library of Kansas in collaboration with the Kansas Library Trustee Association. The goal of the core skills is to enhance library service through the development of skilled and knowledgeable trustees.
The five core skills for library trustees are:
Core Skill One: Trustees shall be able to employ and supervise a qualified library director and periodically evaluate the director's competence.
Core Skill Two: Trustees shall have the skills to enable the library board to function effectively through good board organization, good documentation, and new trustee orientation.
Core Skill Three: Trustees shall be knowledgeable about the library's annual budget and skilled in advocating for the library needs with local government, community leadership and state government.
Core Skill Four: Trustees shall be capable of assessing and adopting policies that will result in the effective operation of the library in accordance with state and local laws and with full respect for the Library Bill of Rights.
Core Skill Five: Trustees shall facilitate an ongoing process of strategic planning for the library and will determine their community's future needs for library facilities, collections and information access.
Kansas Trustee Training Resources
Kansas Library Trustee Association (http://skyways.lib.ks.us/KLA/divisions/klta/)
Board members are busy people! Use your board meeting to cover short continuing education (CE) topics. 10 Kansas libraries did a pilot test of these training resources and they work! Pick the topic that works best for your board.- Effective Board Meetings
Director's Script | Trustee Handout - Marketing and Public Relations: How they Work Together
Director's Script | Trustee Handout - Evaluating the Director
Director's Script | Trustee Handout - Budget Issues for Trustees
Director's Script | Trustee Handout
- Effective Board Meetings
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Kansas Trustee Core Skills Training Modules
Document / Last Modified: 26 March 2013
This page provides information about the Kansas five core skills for trustees and links to training modules for each core skill in PDF format.
Statewide Trustee Training Handouts - October 3, 2009
Document / Last Modified: 20 March 2012
Bonnie McKewon, Administrator of the Northwest Iowa Library Services, presented on Core Skill Two: Developing an Effective Board, and Core Skill Five: Strategic Planning, for the Kansas Library Trustee Certification Program.
Statewide Trustee Training Handouts - October 17, 2009
Document / Last Modified: 20 March 2012
The workshop on October 17 covered Core Skill One: Working with the Library Administration, Core Skill Three: Developing Effective Support, and Core Skill Four: Assessing and Adopting Policy for the Kansas Library Trustee Certification Program.
Designing a Fine Library, 2006
Document / Last Modified: 19 March 2012
This publication is intended to help trustees and staff of smaller public libraries plan for building programs. It emphasizes early planning to avoid costly mistakes and includes an outline of planning, construction monitoring, moving and evaluation.
Additional Resources: Board Successes and Challenges
Document / Last Modified: 19 March 2012
Additional resources for the March 6, 2008 In Focus webinar: Board Successes and Challenges
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