Trustee Essentials: a Handbook for Wisconsin Public Library Trustees

Prepared by The Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
with the assistance of the Wisconsin Public Library Trustee Handbook Revision Task Force

Chapter webpages are linked below. To facilitate printing, PDF files of individual chapters and one large PDF file (1.43 MB) are also provided.

Foreword: A Message from Elizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent of Public Instruction / PDF

Acknowledgements / PDF

Introduction / PDF

Trustee Essential 1: The Trustee Job Description / PDF

Trustee Essential 2: Who Runs the Library / PDF

Trustee Essential 3: Bylaws--Organizing the Board for Effective Action / PDF

Trustee Essential 4: Effective Board Meetings and Trustee Participation / PDF

Trustee Essential 5: Hiring a Library Director / PDF

Trustee Essential 6: Evaluating the Director / PDF

Trustee Essential 7: The Library Board and Library Personnel / PDF

Trustee Essential 8: Developing the Library Budget / PDF

Trustee Essential 9: Managing the Library's Money / PDF revised July 2007 updated

Trustee Essential 10: Developing Essential Policies / PDF

Trustee Essential 11: Planning for the Library's Future / PDF

Trustee Essential 12: Library Standards / PDF

Trustee Essential 13: Library Advocacy / PDF

Trustee Essential 14: The Library Board and the Open Meetings Law / PDF revised October 2005 updated

Trustee Essential 15: The Library Board and the Public Records Law / PDF

Trustee Essential 16: Ethics and Conflict of Interest Laws Applying to Trustees / PDF

Trustee Essential 17: Membership in the Public Library System / PDF

Trustee Essential 18: Library Board Appointments and Composition / PDF

Trustee Essential 19: Library Director Certification / PDF

Trustee Essential 20: The Library Board and Building Accessibility / PDF

Trustee Essential 21: The Library Board and Accessible Services / PDF

Trustee Essential 22: Freedom of Expression and Inquiry / PDF

Trustee Essential 23: Dealing with Challenges to Library Materials or Policies / PDF

Trustee Essential 24: Library Friends and Library Foundations / PDF

Trustee Essential 25: Liability Issues / PDF

Trustee Essential 26: The Public Library System Board--the Broad Viewpoint / PDF

Trustee Essential 27: Trustee Orientation and Continuing Education / PDF

Trustee Tool A: Important State and Federal Laws Pertaining to Public Library Operation / PDF

Trustee Tool B: Library System Map and Contact Information / PDF revised March 2009 updated

Trustee Tool C: Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning (DLTCL) Contact Information / PDF revised March 2009 updated

Trustee Tool D: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms / PDF

Trustee Essentials: A Handbook for Wisconsin Public Library Trustees was prepared by the DLTCL with the assistance of the Trustee Handbook Revision Task Force. Copyright 2002 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Duplication and distribution for not-for-profit purposes permitted with this copyright notice.

For questions about this information, contact John K. DeBacher (608) 266-7270

Last updated on 7/28/2009 10:37:57 AM

Trustee Essentials: A Handbook for Wisconsin Public Library Trustees

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Trustee Essentials:
A Handbook for Wisconsin Public Library Trustees