Thank you to the 111 trustees who attended this year’s training! It was wonderful to see so many of you taking steps to become even better board members!

If you were unable to attend, we recorded the Saturday session and will make an announcement when the video is ready.

Either way, here are the resources from the day.

Links:

Presentation Slides

Kansas Public Library Trustee Manual

Kansas Public Library Handbook

KOMA/KORA brochure

Roberts Rule of Order cheat sheet

Public Library Board Members – Job Description

Board and Director Roles

Five Leadership Roles for Library Trustees (Article from Urban Libraries Council)

New Board Member Orientation: A Checklist for Directors

Loyalty Oath/ Affirmation & Statement of Substantial Interest

Sample Meeting Agenda – Board

Sample Meeting Agenda – Public

Public Library Boards – The Essentials from NEKLS

Model Board meeting documents:

To access the video online, use either link:

https://vimeo.com/343753935 password: TT2019

https://youtu.be/rhRoq0dffZs