Join co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State Rebekkah Smith Aldrich and friends for the fun and informative Trustee Handbook Book Club series! At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive on a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library trustee. The topic for the first session, which took place on Wednesday, January 22, was Advocacy.
Future Sessions
Registration information for these sessions is available on the Trustee Handbook Book Club webpage. All sessions run 5-6:30 PM.
- Wednesday, April 30: Board Development: Recruitment, Orientation, Education and Evaluation
- Tuesday, July 15: Recruiting & Retaining Quality Staff
- Tuesday, November 18: Next Level Trusteeship: Building an Effective and Impactful Board Culture with guest speaker Terry Kirchner, Executive Director, Westchester Library System
Archived Sessions
The archive of recorded sessions is available. All count towards the 2 hours of required education for public and association library trustees. Additionally, each season an “After Party” session of the Trustee Handbook Book Club is held to answer audience questions that were not covered during the live sessions. The latest “After Party” recording is now available to view on the Trustee Handbook Book Club webpage.