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February 9, 2006

Trustee Training

When I was on the Local School Council at my daughter’s school in Chicago, we had to file form, run for election, and go to six, 8 hour Saturday training sessions. It was tough giving up that many Saturdays but, the training was well worth it. I was really surprised when I found out library trustees didn’t really have similar structured training.
This lack of training puts public library trustees at a disadvantage. Trustees face major legal and financial responsibilities and many are not sure what there duties are.

NSLS is working with the Trustee Training Task Force to create a curriculum of classes and training opportunities. We are exploring many different delivery formats. The task force has already created a brochure and helped design a Web page. Take a look and let us know what you think. If you have any ideas or suggestions please share them with a task force member.

The wonderful members of the task force are:

Directors : Dan Armstrong, Palatine Public Library District, Carole Medal, Gail Borden Public Library District, and Lynn Stainbrook, Arlingotn Heights Memorial Library

Trustees: Kathy Caudill, Ela Area Public Library District, Kim Isaacson, Fox Lake Public Library District, and Estelle Cooperman, Morton Grove Public LIbrary District.

NSLS Staff: Sarah Long, Director, Anna Yackle, Public Library Liaison

posted by Anna at 8:48 pm |

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