FOML Trustee Alliance October 2011 Workshop
October 25, 2011
Kalamzaoo PublicLibrary
315 South Rose Street
Kalamazoo MI 49007
SYNOPSIS: What roles and responsibilities were you prepared to assume when you became a library trustee? Were you prepared for the duties you faced as a community representative for your library's interests and services? Do you feel you want to know more about some of the knotty issues facing library trustees in Michigan and what legal, financial, and governance challenges all boards of trustees must face? This workshop will provide some tips, some encouragement, and some answers to these and other questions as you carry out your duties as a library trustee.
| 2:00 p.m. | Registration and Networking |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Welcome: |
| 2:30 p.m. | "Five Leadership Roles for Public Library Trustees" Shirley Bruursema, Trustee, Kent District Library "Keeping Things Legal: Open Meetings Act and Other Michigan Library Laws" Lance Werner, Director, Kent District Library "Closed Meetings" Carol Simpson, Trustee, Kent District Libra |
| 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00 p.m. | "Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Library
Advocacy" Josie Parker, Chair, MLA Legislative Committee |
| 5:15 p.m. | Meal Break |
| 6:00 p.m. | "From a Library Director's Point of
View" Roger Mendel, Northland Library Cooperative, Charlevoix "Concerns to Trustees" Jeff Johnson, Consultant to Public Libraries |
| 7:00 p.m. | Talk Tables |
| 7:45 p.m. | Summary of the Day |
| 8:00 p.m. | Adjournment |
NOTE: Some speaking times may change due to other MLA commitments.
To register for the FOML Trustee Alliance October 2011 Workshop, click here to download the registration form. Complete the form and mail it with your payment to the address shown on the form.
