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Advisory Services For Libraries > Trustees, Directors & Friends > Library Trustees Handbook
A
- Advocacy, 9-1
- ALA Bill of Rights, Appendix A
- American Library Association (ALA), 14-4
- American Library Trustee Association (ALTA), 14-4
- Appointment/Selection of trustees, 1-3
- Automated networks, 13-7,8
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- statewide map, Appendix G
- Automation, 11-
B
- Boards of trustees
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- appointment and selection, 1- 3
- bylaws, 2-1
- committees, 2-11
- relationship with staff 6-14
- duties and responsibilities, 1-11
- orientation of new members,1-6
- sample agenda, 2-7
- sample minutes, 2-8
- duties of officers, 2-2
- effective meetings, 1-2, 2-5
- board evaluation, 2-12,13
- individual trustee evaluation, 2-14
- sample board calendar, 5-10
- Book selection
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- Censorship
- Budgets and budget making, fiscal responsibilities, 7-
- Bylaws, 2-1
C
- Censorship, concerns about library resources, 4-8
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- ALA Library Bill of Rights, Appendix A
- Freedom to Read Statement, Appendix B
- challenged materials 4-8
- intellectual freedom, 4-8
- Statement of concern about library resources (sample form), 4-11
- Certification of library directors, 6-2; Appendix C
- Chapter 78, 3-2
- Charters and Home Rule Petitions, 3-3
- Code of Ethics for trustees, 1-8
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- for librarians, 1-9
- Collective Bargaining, 6-15
- Confidentiality of library records, 3-2
- Conflict of interest, 3-4
- Construction and renovation, 12-
- Continuing education, 14-
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- responsibilities, 1-17
- policy, 14-6
E
- Employment contracts for library director, 6-2
- Evaluation of library director, 6-7
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- removal of director, 6-14
F
- Facilities planning, 5-8
- Federal funds (LSTA), 7-8; 5-2
- Financial Management, 7-
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- budgets, 7-1,2,3,4
- funding sources, 7-4
- grants, 7-5
- State Aid to Public Libraries, 7-6
- federal funds, 7-8
- audits, 7-8
- sample line item budget, 7-9,10
- Freedom to Read Statement, Appendix B
- Friends of the library, 8-2; 10-1
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- relationship with trustees, 10-2
- relationship with staff, 10-3
- FOLUSA, 14-5
- MFOL, 14-3
- Fundraising, 8-
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- endowments, trusts, and foundations, 8-3
- donors, 8-5
- Friends of Libraries, 8-6
- committee responsibilities, 8-7,8,9,10
- consultants, 8-10
- bond issues/overrides, 8-11
- nonprofit incorporation, 8-12
G
- Gifts, 7-5
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- policy, 4-6
- Goals and objectives, 5-3,4,5
- Governance responsibilities, 1-12
- Golden Rules for Board Members, 1-10
H, I, J ...
- Hiring of new library director, 6-
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- advertising, 6-4
- affirmative action, 6-2
- collective bargaining, 6-15
- due process, 6-2
- job description, 6-3
- orientation, 6-6
- interviewing, 6-4
- minimum qualifications for library director, 6-2, Appendix C
- Human Resources responsibilities, 1-14
- Intellectual freedom, 4-8
- Job description for trustees, 1-3
L
- Laws pertaining to libraries, 3-
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- Open Meeting law, 2-9
- trustee liability, 3-4
- selective list of Massachusetts laws, 3-6
- Legal responsibilities, 1-13
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- liability, 3-4
- Legislative networking, 9-1
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- MLA, 14-2
- MLTA, 14-2
- Library Associations, 14-
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- American Library Association (ALA), 14-4
- American Library Trustee Association, (ALTA), 14-4
- Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA), 14-5
- Massachusetts Friends of Libraries (MFOL), 14-3
- Massachusetts Library Association (MLA), 14-2
- Massachusetts Library Trustees Association (MLTA), 14-2
- New England Library Association (NELA), 14-3
- Library Bill of Rights, Appendix A
- Library Incentive Grant (LIG)
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- State Aid to Public Libraries
- Library of Last Recourse, 13-5
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), 5-2; 7-8
- Lobbying, 9-2,3
M, N ...
- Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, 13-2
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- MBLC Fact Sheets
- Massachusetts Friends of Libraries (MFOL), 14-3
- Massachusetts Library Association (MLA), 14-2
- Massachusetts Library Trustees Association (MLTA), 14-2
- Massachusetts public libraries, history, 13-1
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- Library of Last Recourse, 13-5
- Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, 13-2
- Regional Public Library Systems, 13-3, Appendix F
- State Library, 13-5
- services to the blind, 13-6
- Materials selection
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- Censorship
- Minimum qualifications for library director, 6-2; Appendix C
- Municipal Equalization Grant (MEG)
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- State Aid to Public Libraries
- Networks
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- Automated Networks
- New England Library Association (NELA), 14-3
- Nonprofit incorporation, 8-12
- Nonresident Circulation Offset (NRC)
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- State Aid to Public Libraries
O, P ...
- Open meeting law (sometimes referred to as Sunshine Law), 2-9
- Plans and planning/long range plan 5-
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- MBLC requirements, 5-2
- Policy and policy making, 4-
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- development of, 4-2
- Professional organizations
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- Library Associations
- Public relations, 9-3
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- board responsibility, 9-4,5
- media, 9-6
R, S, T ...
- Regional Public Library Systems, 13-3
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- statewide map, Appendix F
- Regulations, certification of library personnel, Appendix C
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- minimum requirements for State Aid to Public Libraries, Appendix D
- Resource sharing
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- Automated Networks, Networks
- School Library cooperation, 9-7
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- Appendix E
- State Aid to Public Libraries, 6-2
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- 7-6,7,8
- Minimum standards regulation summaries, Appendix D
- Personnel minimum requirements, Appendix C
- Technology planning, 5-6
U, V
- Unions
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- Collective Bargaining
- Volunteers, 10-5
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- policies, 4-4
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