Trustee 101 Workshop
Location: Wautoma Public Library
Date: Thursday October 20, 2011
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm (light meal included)

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