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Attracting, Keeping, and Educating Good Board Members

Learn effective strategies for attracting, keeping, and educating good board members at the Reaching Forward South 2019 conference in Carbondale, IL. Explore the roles and responsibilities of board members and directors in the public library system.

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Attracting, Keeping, and Educating Good Board Members

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  1. Attracting, Keeping, and Educating Good Board Members Reaching Forward South 2019 Carbondale IL Michael Baumann, Director Toulon Public Library Larissa Good, Director Warren County Public Library

  2. Where Do Board Members Come From? • Community Organizers • Clergy • Educators • Engaged Parents • Senior Citizens • The quiet person that lives down the street • Anywhere!

  3. QUESTIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS • What skills do you think you would bring to the board? • Policy-making, Finance, Community Relations? • Have you served on a board before? • Have you participated in other civic, political and/or community activities? •  Do you have the time available to serve on the board? • What do you think is the role of the public library in the community? • What role does the library play in your life? • Why are you interested in being on the library board?

  4. What is a Library Board? • Under the Illinois Public Library Law (75ILCS BLANK) the Board of Library Trustees is, among other functions, empowered to formulate “reasonable rules and regulations… in order to render the use of the library of the greatest benefit to the greatest number” and to “appoint a competent librarian and necessary assistants, to fix their compensation, to remove such appointees, and to retain professional consultants as needed.” Thus, in defining and delineating the division of responsibility between the Board and the librarian, the Board recognizes that the ultimate responsibility to the community to provide “the greatest benefit to the greatest number” rests with the Board. Policy determination is the Board’s power and duty. Management is the administrative librarian’s responsibility, for which he or she is responsible to the Board. The division and sharing of these responsibilities fall into various categories.

  5. Board Member Roles and ResponsibilitiesLibrary Goals and Objectives Board Roles Director Roles The Librarian shall provide assistance and direction in setting goals and objectives and in determining means of evaluation. The Librarian shall recommend needed policies to the Board and supply samples and sources of information. The librarian shall carry out the policies as adopted by the Board with recommendations and materials for study, and administer the library within the framework of the library’s goals, objectives, policies, and budget. • It shall be the duty of the Board to determine the goals and objectives of the library and the methods of meeting them, to review the goals and objectives annually, and to evaluate progress. • The Board shall determine and adopt written policies to govern operation, use, and programs of the library and shall adopt bylaws for Board procedures.

  6. Board Member Roles and ResponsibilitiesLibrary Governance and Finance Board Roles Director Roles The Librarian shall prepare all needed library reports to the government, the system, and the Illinois State Library and shall provide copies to the Board. The Librarian shall attend all Board and committee meetings except those meetings or parts of meetings in which the Librarian’s salary and tenure are discussed. The Librarian shall provide a report of budget status and expenditure at each Board meeting. The Librarian shall supply facts and figures to the Board to aid in interpreting the library’s financial need. • The Board shall cooperate with other local government officials, keeping in mind the special legal responsibilities of a library board. Board members shall attend all Board meetings and committee meetings to which they are assigned and shall carry out all special assignments promptly. • The Board shall keep aware of the financial status of the library.

  7. Board Member Roles and ResponsibilitiesLibrary Budget Board Roles Director Role The Librarian shall assist the Board in cooperating with other libraries and shall call the Board’s attention to ways of stretching the budget. • The Board shall present the budget to the general public, shall explain and defend it, shall help to secure adequate funds, staff, and services, and shall explore all ways of increasing the library’s income through tapping other sources and taking advantage of all available means of cooperating with other libraries.

  8. Board Member and Director Roles and Responsibilities • The Board shall relate the library and its program to the community and its needs through systematic study of the community and through systematic analysis of library service with the assistance of the Librarian, who shall participate fully and prepare regular reports on current progress and future needs. • Both the Board and the Librarian shall know local, state, and national laws which affect libraries and play an active role in initiating and supporting beneficial library legislation; shall participate fully in the library system and make use of the consultants of the Illinois State Library; shall attend regional, state, and national library association meetings and workshops when possible and join appropriate organizations working for improved libraries; and shall study library publications.

  9. Board Member and Director Roles and Responsibilities cont. • The Librarian shall prepare two annual budgets in consultation with staff and Board; first, the appropriation ordinance form which anticipates the needs for the coming year, and second, an operating budget, once the available revenues are determined. The Board shall work with the Librarian to formulate these budgets, adequate to carry out the library’s goals and objectives, within any limitations of the state law. • The Librarian shall work with the Board in interpreting budget and financial needs to public officials and the public. The Board and the Librarian shall see that complete and accurate records concerning finances, personnel, property inventory, and annual reports are on file at the library.

  10. OMA/FOIA Responsibilities • Every member of every library board is required to take the State OMA training every term. • Board Members must have certificate on file at the library. • Board Members are not required to take the FOIA training, though it is encouraged. • http://foia.ilattorneygeneral.net/electronic_foia_training.aspx • Must file Statement of Economic Interests annually with county clerk.

  11. FYI • Remember board members generally can’t be compensated in any way for their service to the library. • Always be on the lookout for conflicts of interest • Boards should be diverse and represent the diversity of the community • Remember the library board has one employee, the director! • Boards are not responsible for the day to day management of the library or staff. They put policies in place not procedures.

  12. Resources For Board Members • The Illinois Ready Reference has much information for board members. • https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/ARR/policy/admin_board.html • Wyoming State Library Video Series: Trustee Trouble • https://library.wyo.gov/services/ldo/trustees/ • Trustee Fact File • https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/libraries/pdfs/trusteefacts.pdf • Library Director/Board Roles and Responsibilities • https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/ARR/policy/pdfs/div_responsibility.pdf

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