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Across the Board - quarterly newsletter from MHLS for member library trustees

• 2012
  • Putting the "Trust" in "Trustee" (Spring 2012)
    
    
• 2011
  • Tax Cap Basics (Winter 2011)
  • If Not You, Then Who? Advocacy Efforts (Spring 2011)
    
    
• 2010
  • E-Books, E-Readers & Libraries (Summer 2010)
    
  • 7 Steps to Savvy Advocacy (Spring 2010)
    
    
• 2009
  • The Future of the System (Winter 2009) PDF | HTML
  • Trustee Education & Participation (Fall 2009) PDF | HTML
  • A Trustee's Guide to the MHLS Web Site (Summer 2009) PDF | HTML
  • Strong Libraries Mean Strong Communities (Spring 2009) PDF | HTML
    
    
• 2008
  • The Worth of Your Library (Winter 2008) PDF | HTML
  • Community Communications (Fall 2008) PDF | HTML
  • Roles & Responsibilities (Summer 2008) PDF | HTML
    
  • Open Meetings Law & Freedom of Information Law (Spring 2008) PDF | HTML
    
    
• 2007
  • Personnel Policies (Winter 2007) PDF | HTML
  • Fiscal Responsibility, Part 2 (Fall 2007) PDF | HTML
  • Fiscal Responsibility, Part 1 (Summer 2007) PDF | HTML
  • Codes of Ethics (Spring 2007) PDF | HTML
    
    
• 2006
  • Quality Library Service 2007 - 2011 Plan of Service (Winter/End 2006) PDF | HTML
  • Future Focus: Seven Trends (Summer 2006) PDF | HTML
  • Evaluating the State of the Library, Part 2: Board Effectiveness (Spring 2006) PDF | HTML
  • Evaluating the State of the Library, Part 1: Director Evaluation (Winter 2006) PDF | HTML
    
    
• 2005
  • Building An Effective Friends Group (Fall 2005) PDF | HTML
  • The Changing Nature of Volunteers (Summer 2005) PDF | HTML
  • Disaster Preparedness (Spring 2005) PDF | HTML
    
    
• 2004
  • Targeted Marketing (Winter 2004) PDF | HTML
  • Policy Development (Fall 2004) PDF | HTML
  • A Trustee's Guide to the MHLS Web Site (Spring 2004) PDF | HTML
  • Winning Your Vote (February 2004) PDF | HTML
    
    
• 2003
  • Advocacy/Year in Review (Winter 2003) PDF | HTML
  • Library Programming (Summer 2003) PDF | HTML
    
    
• 2002
  • Fundraising (Summer 2002) PDF | HTML
    
    
• 2001
  • January 2001 PDF | HTML
  • Spring 2001 PDF | HTML
  • Year In Review (Fall 2001) PDF | HTML
  • Trustee Resources (Winter 2001) PDF | HTML
    
    
• 2000
  • Document of Understanding/Year in Review (Fall 2000) PDF | HTML
  • Newsletters (Spring 2000) PDF | HTML