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Trustee Toolkit
Welcome to Trustee Toolkit
Library Trustees 101: Essential Resources
Get started here! Learn to be an effective library trustee with tips on topics ranging from advocacy to strategic management.
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Trustee Toolkit
Advocacy
NEW Advocacy Tools (Link)
More Advocacy Resources (Link)
Advocacy is a Way of Thinking (Link)
Municipal Roles and Responsibilities
Representing your Board
Talking up your Library
Knowing your Local Library
Board Essentials
Board Governance Resources
Education Resources
Recruiting Board Members (Workbook)
Developing Board Positions (Workbook)
Strategic Plans and Governance
Diversity
Sustaining Healthy Board
Building a Better Board
Trustee Roles and Responsibilities (Video)
Library Board Meetings (Video)
Building Relationship with Councillors
Agreement between the Hinton Library and the Town
Celebrating Trustees
Lois Hole Lifetime Achievement Award
ALTA Award of Excellence
Minister’s Awards (Link)
Financial
Understanding Financial Statements
Financial Statements (Handbook)
Financial Responsibilities
Budgeting
Financial Basics
Selecting a Secretary and Treasurer
Fundraising
Board’s Role in Fund Development
Handbooks
ALTA Trustee Handbook
Plan of Service (Link)
Standards (Link)
Libraries Act (Link)
Libraries Regulation (Link)
Library Directory (Link)
Policies and Bylaws (Link)
Best Practices for Public Libraries (Link)
Human Resources
HR Performance Evaluation Template
Interviewing for a library Manager
Roles and Responsibilities (Video)
Working with the Library Manager
Understanding Who does What
Library Chairs
Duties of the Chair
Growing into the Chair Position
Understand your Role as Chair
Meetings
Robert’s Rules of Order (Link)
Committees
Meetings that Work
Library Board Meetings (Video)
Leading Effective Meetings
Committee Terms of Reference
Using Rules of Order
Keeping Records
Handling Motions
Meeting Expectations
Policies and Bylaws
Drafting and Revising Bylaws (Handbook)
Policies and Procedures (Link)
Policies and Bylaws (Link)
Meeting policy and bylaw requirements
Categories
Advocacy
NEW Advocacy Tools (Link)
More Advocacy Resources (Link)
Advocacy is a Way of Thinking (Link)
Municipal Roles and Responsibilities
Representing your Board
Talking up your Library
Knowing your Local Library
Board Essentials
Board Governance Resources
Education Resources
Recruiting Board Members (Workbook)
Developing Board Positions (Workbook)
Strategic Plans and Governance
Diversity
Sustaining Healthy Board
Building a Better Board
Trustee Roles and Responsibilities (Video)
Library Board Meetings (Video)
Building Relationship with Councillors
Agreement between the Hinton Library and the Town
Celebrating Trustees
Lois Hole Lifetime Achievement Award
ALTA Award of Excellence
Minister’s Awards (Link)
Financial
Understanding Financial Statements
Financial Statements (Handbook)
Financial Responsibilities
Budgeting
Financial Basics
Selecting a Secretary and Treasurer
Fundraising
Board’s Role in Fund Development
Handbooks
ALTA Trustee Handbook
Plan of Service (Link)
Standards (Link)
Libraries Act (Link)
Libraries Regulation (Link)
Library Directory (Link)
Policies and Bylaws (Link)
Best Practices for Public Libraries (Link)
Human Resources
HR Performance Evaluation Template
Interviewing for a library Manager
Roles and Responsibilities (Video)
Working with the Library Manager
Understanding Who does What
Library Chairs
Duties of the Chair
Growing into the Chair Position
Understand your Role as Chair
Meetings
Robert’s Rules of Order (Link)
Committees
Meetings that Work
Library Board Meetings (Video)
Leading Effective Meetings
Committee Terms of Reference
Using Rules of Order
Keeping Records
Handling Motions
Meeting Expectations
Policies and Bylaws
Drafting and Revising Bylaws (Handbook)
Policies and Procedures (Link)
Policies and Bylaws (Link)
Meeting policy and bylaw requirements