Library Trustee Handbook Calendar of Events

Trustees can take part in numerous events, activities and continuing education (CE) opportunities. This calendar shows the typical schedule, as well as the timing for important Board decisions. Deadlines and specific Board duties are coded with a "B."

	Events and CE Opportunities	Deadlines
January	American Library Association (ALA) midwinter conference	Montana State Library (MSL) Directory distributed MSL Public Library Annual Statistics distributed
February	Federation Coordinators meeting MSL Commission meeting Montana Library Association (MLA) OFFLINE Interest Group retreat	Federation Plans of Service due Collection management policy revisions/updates due for Collection Management Honor Roll Complete preliminary budget (B)
March	Public Library Association (PLA) conference (even-numbered years) Spring Federation meetings	Adopt preliminary budget (B)
April	MLA annual conference Federation Coordinators meeting MSL Commission meeting Spring Federation meetings Washington Library Association annual conference	MSL Collection Management Honor Roll announced Submit preliminary budget to funding body (B)
May		Director's evaluation (B) Review library policies (B)
June	ALA annual conference Federation Coordinators meeting MSL Commission meeting MSL Summer Institute Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) annual conference	Close out budget for current year Complete Board evaluation for past year (B) Adopt and submit final budget for upcoming year (B)
July		Interlibrary loan (ILL) reimbursement form due Board orientation for new trustees (B)
August	Federation Coordinators meeting MSL Commission meeting Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) annual conference	Approve and submit final annual report to governing body and MSL (B) Governing body approves and adopts final budget (B)
September	MLA Academic/Special Library Division retreat Fall Federation meetings MSL fall workshop North Dakota Library Association annual conference Wyoming Library Association annual conference	MSL Public Library Annual Statistics due State aid checks distributed ILL reimbursement distributed
October	Fall Federation meetings Idaho Library Association annual conference Montana Education Association/Montana Federation of Teachers (MEA/MFT) annual fall conference Montana annual history conference MLA Public Library Division retreat Federation Coordinators meeting MSL Commission meeting Montana State Reading annual conference South Dakota Library Association annual conference	MSL Library Directory information due
November		Federation annual reports due Summer Reading Program Manuals distributed
December	Federation Coordinators meting MSL Commission meeting

For updated information about the items listed on the calendar, visit the following web sites:

Appendix C: Library Calendar of Events, Activities and Continuing Education Opportunities

Events and CE Opportunities

Deadlines