Best Practices
Contents
Training/Continuing Education
Library Board Best Practices
Board Meetings
Board Evaluations
Training/Continuing Education
Library Board Best Practices
Board Meetings
Board Evaluations
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Training/Continuing Education
Getting on Board: Tools for Board Development and Assessment (PDF)(Overview of the PA library structure, statewide and local, and duties of a library board; *some of this information is outdated to the old code, so please consult your director or district consultant before utilizing all of this information)
Leadership by Design (PDF)(Quick glance definitions and duties of a library board)
Pennsylvania Library Improvement YouTube Channel (videos on Board Basics, Orientation, Buildings, Hiring and Managing Relationships, Policies, Planning and Meetings and PR and Marketing)
WebJunction: As a library trustee, you have access to FREE library related courses and webinars on WebJunction. WebJunction also offers articles and other resources of importance to libraries.
Library Board Best Practices
Board Meetings
Board Evaluations
Library Board Self-Evaluation
Field Notes from an Executive Director: Help Your Board Help You
Training/Continuing Education
Getting on Board: Tools for Board Development and Assessment (PDF)(Overview of the PA library structure, statewide and local, and duties of a library board; *some of this information is outdated to the old code, so please consult your director or district consultant before utilizing all of this information)
Leadership by Design (PDF)(Quick glance definitions and duties of a library board)
Pennsylvania Library Improvement YouTube Channel (videos on Board Basics, Orientation, Buildings, Hiring and Managing Relationships, Policies, Planning and Meetings and PR and Marketing)
WebJunction: As a library trustee, you have access to FREE library related courses and webinars on WebJunction. WebJunction also offers articles and other resources of importance to libraries.
Library Board Best Practices
- Whatcom Council of Nonprofits - Best Practices
- Communication Best Practices with Municipal Leaders, Presented by P.C. Sweeney
- PANO (Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations) Standards of Excellence
Board Meetings
- Effective Board Meetings - Kansas State Library
- Effective Meeting for Library Boards of Trustees - United for Libraries
Board Evaluations
Library Board Self-Evaluation
Field Notes from an Executive Director: Help Your Board Help You
