These are resources from the "Trustee 201:The Library Board as Employer" workshop, which was presented Thursday October 10, 2013 at the Menasha Public Library.

Mark Arend, Assistant Director of Winnefox Library System, discussed the different aspects of the Trustee’s job.  Topics covered included:

• The Library board’s relationship with the library director
• Hiring, evaluating, disciplining, and terminating a library director
• Personnel policies
• The Library board and other library staff

Video recording:

• part 1 (64 minutes)
• part 2 (30 minutes)

PowerPoint slides

Handouts:

• Employment Background Checks
• Interviewing Do's and Don’ts
• Library Director Hiring Timeline
• Library Orientation and Training Checklist for New Library Directors
• Non-Discrimination in the Hiring Process
• Can You Guess Who I Am?