Table of Contents
- Home
- Table of Contents
- How to Use This Manual
- Glossary
- Index
- Introduction
- Trustees and the Board
- Getting Started
- Trustee Orientation
- Continued Learning
- What Did You Learn
- The Job of a Trustee
- What Does a Trustee Do?
- Job Description
- Sample Trustee Job Description
- The Job of the Board
- Board Meetings
- Chairing the Board
- Public Participation
- Board Bylaws
- Comparing the Roles of the Library Board and the Director
- Evaluating the Board
- Laws and Ethics
- Complying with the Law
- Montana Laws
- Federal Laws
- Board Liability
- Protecting the Public's Freedom to Read
- Collection Management Policy
- Confidentiality of Library Records
- Sample - Request for Reconsideration of Library Resources
- Library Bill of Rights
- Freedom to Read
- Ethical Considerations for Trustees
- Guidelines for Preserving Public Trust
- Personnel
- Hiring the Director
- The Wrong Question
- Montana Certification Program for Library Directors, Staff and Trustees
- Working with the Director
- Motivation
- Salary and Benefits
- Continuing Education
- Common Missteps
- Working with the Library Staff
- A Team Effort
- Evaluating the Director
- The Basis for the Review
- Review Criteria
- Sample Evaluation Forms
- Finances
- Setting Policy
- Planning for the Future
- Library Evaluation Primer
- Community Relations
- Introduction
- Marketing the Library
- Planning
- Publicity
- How to Talk about the Library
- Public Relations
- How to Write a Press Release
- Sample Press Release Form
- What's Your Story?
- Media Relations
- Politics
- Strategic Marketing Checklist
- Community Partners
- Friends of the Library
- Library Foundations
- Libraries and Library Organizations
- Montana State Library Commission
- Montana State Librarian
- Library Development Division (LDD)
- Montana Talking Book Library (MTBL)
- Montana Digital Library (MSDL)
- Montana Library Federations
- Library Associations (MLA, MPLA, PNLA, and ALA)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
- Appendices