Over the past decade more than 650 member library trustees have gotten off to a strong start on their library board thanks to a custom Essential Trustee Duties & Responsibilities workshop offered through the Mid-Hudson Library System.
Workshop designers and presenters Merribeth Advocate, MHLS Assistant Director & Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Coordinator for Library Sustainability walk trustees (and prospective trustees) through the basics. “Our goal is to help trustees feel more confident and comfortable in their role as library trustees,” says Rebekkah, “it’s tough to know what you don’t know when you first start out on a board.”
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich & Merribeth Advocate
“We feel a sign of our success is not only the 100% approval rating we’ve received through workshop evaluations,” says Merribeth, “but also the fact that prospective board members attend and still decide to go for it!”