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A Manual for Vermont Library Trustees 4th edition
This publication, supported with LSTA funding, describes what it means to be a trustee, what trustees do, and the business of a trustee board. Please feel free to copy all or part of this manual for use in your library.
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Advocacy for Trustees
This excerpt from The Successful Library Trustee Handbook describes the types of advocacy Library Board members can provide and offers suggestions for effective advocacy.
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Board Challenges and Successes
Here you will find a link to the archived March 2008 Rural In Focus webinar and the list of associated Quick Links. Ellen Miller presents the POS-CURV approach to improved relations with your board, and Carla Kaiser from the Basehor Community Library in Kansas talks about her boards involvement in a successful bond passage.
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Developing the Library Budget
This excerpt from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Trustee Essentials guide provides a great background into the budget process.
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Effective Governance for Rural Libraries
Library governance is a team sport. The library director is the coach, the board president is the team captain, and the board members are the team players. The director-board team is charged with fulfilling the library's social contract with taxpayers and other funders, that is, in return for taxpayer dollars, the library must offer benefits that make a difference in the community.
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Kansas Library Trustee Certification Program
Information on State Library of Kansas program for trustee certification.
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Library Law: Do You Really Know Who Your Bidder Is?
What factors are considered proper or improper for a library board to consider in determining whether or not the lowest bidder is the lowest responsible bidder?
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Motivating Your Board: Lawsuits, Money and Facilities
Here you will find a link to the archived webinar of July 31, 2008: Motivating Your Board: Lawsuits, Money and Facilities. This is webinar #22 in our Rural In Focus webinar series.
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Training Resource Kit for Pennsylvania Public Library Trustees
A comprehensive training and resource kit for public library trustees produced by the Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries.
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Trustee Resources for Pennsylvania Public Libraries
Resources including a training manual and accompanying PowerPoint presentations produced by the Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries
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Trustees Need to be in the Picture
Written by Anna Yackle, NSLS consultant, this article from the August, 2007 ILA Reporter outlines the vital role of Trustees and introduces the Trustee Training Certification Program.
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Two Goal Posts: Library and Community
This is the archive and related resources discussed in the October 9, 2008 trustee webinar. Find out why you need to keep your eyes on TWO goal posts—the library and the community.
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Websites and Internet Resources on Friends & Trustees
A list of external links
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What Does a Library Trustee Do?
Brochure created by the North Suburban Library System explaining the basic roles and responsibilties of a Trustee.
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Working Together
A description of the responsibilities of the library's Director, Board of Trustees, and Friends.
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Working with a Non-Profit Board
The director of Pittsburgh's Avalon Public Library offers tips on putting together and working with a great non-profit (or library) board.
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Your Library’s Role: Bulls-eye or Fringe?
Does your library have a seat at the table of your community? Ellen Miller, Pat Fisher, and Linda Heuertz show us why it's so important to be integrated into every aspect of the community. Port Orford (OR) is our featured library.
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