Join Mid-Hudson Library System Executive Director, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich for any of these informative sessions about library trustee roles and responsibilities. Each session is live, online from 5:00 to 6:30 pm.
• Trustee Essentials | Wednesday, June 5| REGISTER OR Thursday, September 5 | REGISTER
Particularly for new board members, but open to all. Library board members looking for essential, basic information to increase their effectiveness in serving on a library board will benefit from attending this session. Attendees to these sessions will receive a coupon code that can be redeemed for a FREE print copy of the 2023 Edition of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State.
• Finance & Fiduciary Responsibility | Monday, June 10 | REGISTER
This intermediate-level course is for trustees who have been on the board for at least a year.
• Libraries for the Future: An Introduction to Sustainability as the Newest Core Value (Trustee Handbook Book Club) | Tuesday, June 18| REGISTER
At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive on a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library trustee.
• Policies 101| Monday, September 23 | REGISTER
This event will include a review of the Core Values of Librarianship, how those values translate to the work of the board, particularly in the area of policy making, and a specific look at the policies mandated by the Division of Library Development (DLD).
• Governance Structure: The Role of Board Officers and Board Committees (Trustee Handbook Book Club) |Tuesday, October 15| REGISTER
At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive on a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library trustee.
• Financial Planning | Monday, October 28 | REGISTER
This session features a review the Office of the State Comptroller’s multi-year financial planning process and helpful data sources to help strengthen your library’s financial position and ability to meet community needs.
Stay tuned for information on in-person sessions being planned in partnership with county library associations for 2024.
You can access the full Trustee Handbook Book Club series resources online at https://midhudson.org/trusteebookclub/
Please note: all programs listed here are pre-approved to help trustees comply with the new Trustee Education Requirement from New York State. Prerecorded sessions are available for viewing 24/7 in the MHLS Training on Demand Platform.
