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LIBRARY TRUSTEE ORIENTATION
An orientation will be provided for each new trustee that is appointed to the Library Board. The goal of the orientation process is to help new trustees be well informed and to provide them with the information they need to become involved early in their tenure. The orientation will include several meetings with the Board and staff as well as written materials.
The initial meeting with the President of the Library Board of Trustees and the Library Director will cover the following:
- Structure of Library Board
- Relationship of the Library to City government and elected officials
- Roles and responsibilities of Library Trustees
- Meeting structure, schedule, rules of order and preparation for meetings
- Board Committees
- Open Meetings Act-use of e-mail
- Library funding, budget and expenditures
- Tour and staff introductions
- Roles and responsibilities of Library Director and staff
- Friends of the Library
- North Suburban Library System
Printed materials will be provided with more information:
- Policy and Procedures Manual - including By-Laws and Collection Management Guidelines
- Open Meetings Act Handbook
- Trustee Facts File - 3rd Edition, Illinois Library Association
- Annual Report
- Strategic Plan
- Annual Calendar
- List of Library Trustees including contact information
At the first Board Meeting the new trustee attends, each trustee will introduce him or herself and tell a little about their background, years on the Board, etc. so they can get to know their colleagues on the Board.
Follow up meeting(s) with each officer of the Board will provide information on the specific roles of each officer and more detail on the role of Library Trustees.
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