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Recommended Resources for Public Library Trustees
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/
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
American Library Association: Winning Support for Your Rural Library/Communication Plan Outline
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.
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., www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=84&ChapterID=2
“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/
Trustees and Public Library Administrators Illinois State Library https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/library/libraries/trustee.html
Required Trustee Training
“Office of the Illinois Attorney General – FOIA and Pac Site.” Office of the Illinois Attorney General – FOIA and PAC Site, foiapac.ilag.gov/
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/
Print Resources
Chief Officers of State Library Agencies, Illinois Public Library Trustee Manual, 2016. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois, January 2017
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 Property Tax Rate and Levy Manual. Illinois Department of Revenue, State of Illinois.
The Illinois Property Tax System. Illinois Department of Revenue, State of Illinois.
Stewart H. Diamond, and W. Britt Isaly. Financial Manual for Illinois Public Libraries. Illinois Library Association, 2007.
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