1. 9/12/20151 Working with Trustees Working with Library Boards By Jim Trojanowski 2012 Wisconsin New Library Director Boot Camp Stevens Point

2. 9/12/20152 Discussion Topics From the trustee perspective Helping boards succeed Board development Discussion

3. 9/12/20153 Discussion Topic From the trustee perspective –Why am I here? –What do I need to do? –What is the board working on? –How does the board work? –Can you teach me the language?

4. 9/12/20154 Tool: Orientation Job Description Trustee Essentials By-laws Planning documents Budget Calendar of meetings and events

5. 9/12/20155 Orientation, cont. Annual report Policies Meeting minutes from past 6-12 months Library organizational chart Standards

6. 9/12/20156 Orientation, cont Laws –Chapter 43 –Public Records –Open Meetings –ADA (employees and patrons) –Employment law Fair Labor Standards Act Family Medical Leave Act

7. 9/12/20157 Orientation, one more time The public library system Who conducts it? Library tour

8. 9/12/20158 Discussion Topic Helping boards succeed –Meeting agendas –Clear, concise reports –Time for discussion –Meeting length –Group decision making

9. 9/12/20159 Discussion Topic Board development –Composition of the board School district rep Elected officials Other key constituent groups Training –Trustee Essentials –System workshops –WLA and WLTA

10. 9/12/201510 More trustee resources ALTAFF WebJunction

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12. Links Trustee Essentials –http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/handbook.htmlhttp://dpi.wi.gov/pld/handbook.html Sample agenda –http://www.winnefox.org/bootcamp2012/librar yboards.html DLT trustee pagehttp://www.winnefox.org/bootcamp2012/librar yboards.html DLT Trustee page –http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/trustee.htmlhttp://dpi.wi.gov/pld/trustee.html 9/12/201512

13. More links WLTF/WLA –http://wla.wisconsinlibraries.org/wltfhttp://wla.wisconsinlibraries.org/wltf ALTAFF –http://www.ala.org/altaff/http://www.ala.org/altaff/ WebJunction –http://www.webjunction.org/explore- topics/friends-trustees.htmlhttp://www.webjunction.org/explore- topics/friends-trustees.html 9/12/201513

14. Thank You! Jim Trojanowski, Director Northern Waters Library Service 3200 E Lakeshore Dr Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-2365 x11 jtrojanowski@nwls.lib.wi.us 9/12/201514