Board Evaluation Matrices
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Advocacy Links and Tools
Municipal Roles and Responsibilities
Representing your Board
Talking up your Library
Knowing your Local Library
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
Templates for Presenting to Council (Link)
Lois Hole Lifetime Achievement Award
ALTA Award of Excellence
Minister’s Awards (Link)
Understanding Financial Statements (Link)
Financial Responsibilities
Budgeting
Financial Basics
Board’s Role in Fund Development
Library Value
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
HR Performance Evaluation Template
Interviewing for a library Manager
Working with the Library Manager
Understanding Who does What
Duties of the Chair
Growing into the Chair Position
Understand your Role as Chair
Using Rules of Order
Committees
Committee Terms of Reference
Meetings that Work
Leading Effective Meetings
Handling Motions
Keeping Records
Going in camera
Meeting Expectations
Policy, Procedures, and Bylaws (Links)
Drafting and Revising Bylaws (Handbook)
Meeting policy and bylaw requirements
