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Join co-authors of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State Jerry Nichols and Rebekkah Smith Aldrich for this fun and informative series! Each month trustees are encouraged to read a chapter of the Trustee Handbook and send in questions that the authors will address. 

Before the event: 

• Please read the Ethics and Conflict of Interest chapter as well as the Intellectual Freedom, Censorship and Privacy chapter before this session. 
• Thoughts to consider before the program: 
  • Does your board have an up-to-date Conflict of Interest policy which includes the requirement that all trustees sign a disclosure form annually? 
  • Has your board adopted a Code of Ethics? 
  • Does your board have an anti-nepotism policy? 
  • Has the board recently reviewed its collection development policy and challenge of library materials form and procedure? 
  • Does the library’s collection development policy reflect the principles of the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights and Freedom to Read Statement? 
•  Submit your questions here. 

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This event will take place online.