Trustee 101 Workshop
Location: Spillman Library, 719 Wisconsin Avenue, North Fond du Lac, WI (map)
Date: Monday October 8, 2012
Time: 6 - 8 pm (a complimentary light dinner will be provided)
This workshop is ideal both as an introduction to the job for new trustees, and a refresher for people who have been on the board for a while. Mark Arend, Assistant Director of Winnefox Library System, will discuss the different aspects of the Trustee’s job, and you'll have a chance to meet & network with trustees from other area libraries.
Topics covered will include:
- library system overview
- the library trustee’s job
- general responsibilities
- division of responsibility/authority
- legal issues
- open meetings, public records, liability
- advocacy: speaking up for the library
- county funding