American Library Association References

American Library Association LMS – https://elearning.ala.org/

American Library Association library trustee information –  https://www.ala.org/united/trustees

United for Libraries: Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations. American Library Association. https://www.ala.org/united/

Communications Plan – Additional Resources

Illinois Library Association: More Than A Building Toolkit (Communications)

Illinois Library Association: More Than a Building Toolkit (Talking Points)

Super Library Marketing (Angela Hursch): Practical Tips and Ideas for Library Promotions

Cordelia Anderson: Library Marketing and Communications: strategies to increase relevance and results (2020)

Communications Plan – Overview and Templates

American Library Association: Developing and Implementing a Simple Media/Communications Plan

Super Library Marketing (Angela Hursch): Marketing Plan Template

Employing a Library Director

Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting, Harvard Business School

Gender Decoder, for finding subtle bias in job ads

A Library Board’s Practical Guide to Finding the Right Library Director (pdf), Detroit Suburban Librarians’ Roundtable Succession Planning Committee

Director Recruitment and Trustee Considerations, Library Journal, 2019

Hiring a New Library Director (pdf), COSLA, 2015

How to Hire a Library Director, Washington State Library

Library Director Tool (pdf), Rural Libraries and Social Wellbeing, with reflection questions to help identify qualities of a librarian your community needs most, and interview questions a library board can adapt to their hiring needs.

Finance

Property Tax Extension Limitation Law–Technical Manual. Illinois Department of Revenue, State of Illinois. https://tax.illinois.gov/localgovernments/property/ptell.html

Illinois Property Tax Rate and Levy Manual. Illinois Department of Revenue, State of Illinois.

Illinois Tax Caps – https://tax.illinois.gov/questionsandanswers/answer.331.html

The Illinois Property Tax System. Illinois Department of Revenue, State of Illinois.

Illinois Library Association References

Doyle, Robert P., and Robert N. Knight. Trustee Facts File. Illinois Library Association, 2012.

Foote, Dianne. Illinois Library Laws & Rules in Effect January 1, 2020. Illinois Library Association, 2020.

Forte, Carmen. “ILA Trustee Forum Mock Library Meeting.” Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins. 2023, p.p. 1–16.

Illinois Library Association. Serving Our Public 3.0: Standards for Illinois Public Libraries. 2014.

Illinois Library Act. https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=990&ChapterID=16

Illinois Library Association Reporter – https://www.ila.org/publications/ila-reporter

Illinois Library Association Trustee Forum. https://www.ila.org/forum/5/library-trustee-forum-ltf

Stewart H. Diamond, and W. Britt Isaly. Financial Manual for Illinois Public Libraries. Illinois Library Association, 2007.

Open Meetings Act

Ensuring Open and Honest Government. Illinois Attorney General, State of Illinois. https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/open-and-honest-government/foia/

“General Provisions (5 ILCS120/) Open Meeting Act.” ; Open Meetings Act., https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=84

“Public Meeting Definition: 597 Samples.” Law Insider, www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/public-meeting

Other References

“2010 Illinois Code :: Chapter 20 Executive Branch :: 20 ILCS 3305/ Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.” Justia Law,law.justia.com/codes/illinois/2010/chapter20/368.html

Chief Officers of State Library Agencies, Illinois Public Library Trustee Manual, 2016. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois, January 2017

Illinois State Board of Elections https://www.elections.il.gov/

Illinois Secretary of State Ordinances – https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/library/ARR/ordinanc/ordinances.html 

Trustees and Public Library Administrators Illinois State Library https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/library/libraries/trustee.html

Policy making

ALA library policy guidelines – https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarypolicyguidelines

Required Trustee Training

“Office of the Illinois Attorney General – FOIA and Pac Site.” Office of the Illinois Attorney General – FOIA and PAC Site, https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/open-and-honest-government/foia/

Strategic Planning 

“Strategic Planning for Public Libraries” by Joy L. Fuller, Public Library Association:  https://alastore.ala.org/content/strategic-planning-public-libraries%E2%80%94printe-book-bundle

Simon Sinek – Start with Why?:  https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why/