Trustee Training 101: The Basics

12/06/2021 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM ET

Admission

  • Free

Location

Webinar link will be emailed to registrants the day before the webinar begins.

Summary

An introduction to being a Library Trustee. What to know, who to ask and how to avoid pitfalls.

Description

This session will cover the basic information newly appointed or elected library trustees should know in order to begin their tenure governing a public library.

Participants in this session will:

  • Learn the duties and responsibilities of Library Trustees.
  • Understand the library's role as a public entity.
  • Know where to find additional information and answers to questions that they may have as they adjust to their new positions.

Instructors: Clare Membiela, Library Law Consultant, Library of Michigan and Shirley Bruursema, Library Consultant and Chair of the Kent District Library Board of Trustees

The webinar link will be emailed to registrants the day before the webinar begins.