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. Use the links along the side to explore!

+ Advocacy

Advocacy Links and Tools

Municipal Roles and Responsibilities

Representing your Board

Talking up your Library

Knowing your Local Library

+ Board Essentials

Understanding your Role

Board Governance Resources

Education Resources

Recruiting Board Members (Workbook)

Developing Board Positions (Workbook)

Assigning Roles and Responsibilities

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

Building Relationship with Councillors

Templates for Presenting to Council (Link)

+ Celebrating Trustees

Lois Hole Lifetime Achievement Award

ALTA Award of Excellence

Minister’s Awards (Link)

+ Financial

Understanding Financial Statements (Link)

Financial Responsibilities

Budgeting

Financial Basics

+ Fundraising

Board’s Role in Fund Development

Library Value

+ Handbooks

ALTA Trustee Handbook

Plan of Service (Link)

Standards (Link)

Libraries Act (Link)

Libraries Regulation (Link)

Policies and Bylaws (Link)

Best Practices for Public Libraries (Link)

Intellectual Freedom / Book Challenges

+ Human Resources

HR Performance Evaluation Template

Interviewing for a library Manager

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

Using Rules of Order

Committees

Committee Terms of Reference

Meetings that Work

Library Board Meetings (Video)

Leading Effective Meetings

Handling Motions

Keeping Records

Going in camera

Meeting Expectations

+ Policies and Bylaws

Policy, Procedures, and Bylaws (Links)

Drafting and Revising Bylaws (Handbook)

Meeting policy and bylaw requirements