<div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">While not exactly what you are looking for, Library Juice Academy offers a class for new trustees: </div><div dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/286-becoming-a-public-library-trustee-what-you-need-to-know/">https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/286-becoming-a-public-library-trustee-what-you-need-to-know/</a></div><div dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><h1 class="product_title entry-title" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px rgb(51,51,51);font-family:futura-pt,Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:36px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 10px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;clear:none;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Becoming a Public Library Trustee: What You Need to Know</h1><p class="price" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px rgb(43,187,181);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.25em;margin:0px 0px 2rem;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(43,187,181)"><span class="woocommerce-Price-amount amount" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px rgb(43,187,181);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px rgb(43,187,181);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$</span>200.00</span></p><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-color:rgb(64,64,64);color:rgb(64,64,64)">Dates: </b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-color:rgb(64,64,64);color:rgb(64,64,64)">July 4 - July 31 </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span class="end-date" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 54px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(64,64,64)"></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-color:rgb(64,64,64);color:rgb(64,64,64)"></span><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 2rem;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(64,64,64)"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;border-color:rgb(64,64,64)">Credits: </b>1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 2rem;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(64,64,64)">The public library’s job is to provide the best access to information and support for literacy and learning in the community. But what is the job of the library trustee? The most important job for a public library board of trustees is to make sure the library has the resources and support it needs to fulfill its mission. This means making sure there is adequate budget for operations, that strategic plans are in place and being implemented, that appropriate policies are in place to manage library operations, that risk is anticipated and planned for, and – most of all—that the library has a strong, visible advocate in the community. This four-week course provides a practical introduction to these duties of the trustee, as well as how to work effectively with the library director, how to understand and design good policy, how to conduct board meetings effectively, and how to evaluate that effectiveness. Practical exercises, real-life examples, and resources will demystify library governance and enable new board members to hit the ground running.</p><p></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 11:12 AM Alycia McKowen via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">




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<pre><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(134,17,6)"><b>Alycia McKowen</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b><br></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt"><b>Library Director</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">
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</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">110 W Spruce St, St. Ignace, MI</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt"> 49781</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt"><a href="http://www.stignacelibrary.org" target="_blank">www.stignacelibrary.org</a>
P: 906-643-8318</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">E: <a href="mailto:amckowen@stignacelibrary.org" target="_blank">amckowen@stignacelibrary.org</a></span><br><br></pre>
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