The Access to Library Services chapter was completely overhauled to help trustees view their governance work through the lens of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. It provides clear examples including facility, service development, and board recruitment considerations.Trustee responsibilities are small in number but broad in scope. This monthly Bulletin feature is designed to point out
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Check out the Planning and Evaluation chapter to learn more about the components of a strong strategic plan document. The chapter explains the difference between a mission and vision statement; clarifies how to best use goals, objectives to structure activities for success; and helps position discussions about strategy before identifying the tactics that will bring
An engaged and active library board plays a big role in making a library successful at delivering services to its community. Does your board excel at community outreach and advocacy? Do your trustees show leadership within their community to help the library move forward? If you have or are on a board of trustees that
Many library trustee terms began on July 1. This is an important reminder that New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 requires all public library trustees (but not association library trustees) to take and file an oath of office within 30 days of beginning their term. Public library trustees are public officers and the oath
Hiring a New Director: New in the appendices is a breakdown of the steps for hiring a new director. From creating a Hiring Plan to the role of the search committee to advertising for the position, this section shares legal considerations as well as best practices to help guide your board through this opportunity for
Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director & Co-Author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State is a monthly installment where Rebekkah will answer your questions! Feel free to submit your question here or contact Rebekkah at rsmith@midhudson.org with the subject line: AMA Trustee Question. Q: When there is a separately incorporated Friends of the
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 | REGISTERParticularly for new board members, but open to all. Library board members
Check out the Library Board Meetings chapter for all the latest updates on New York State’s Open Meetings Law and how it applies to public and association libraries. This includes clarification of what documents need to be publicly available on the library’s web site in advance of board meetings; what should be included in the
The Trustee Handbook Book Club will continue in 2024! Thank you to all who attended the Trustee Handbook Book Club sessions last year. We hope to see you this year for the continuation of this one-of-a-kind series. Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, and friends for this
February 7th is Library Advocacy Day, and we need all the voices we can get to speak up for library aid! NYLA makes it easy through their Online Advocacy Center. Fill out the form to send the prewritten message or personalize the text before sending. After you use the form, spread the word about the Online Advocacy Center
