Trustee 101 Workshop
Location: Ripon Public Library,120 Jefferson St, Ripon, WI (map)
Date:Tuesday October 11, 2011
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
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