Friday Follow-up: a message from Brian M. Hildreth, STLS Executive Director STLS Trustee Bonnie Weber Goes the Added Mile (L-R) Denise King, STLS board president presents Bonnie Weber, outgoing 2 term STLS trustee, with a service award at this past Tuesday’s STLS Board Meeting. Bonnie has served STLS in many capacities since 2007, which includes the introduction of
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Dearest trustees, last week I had the privilege of meeting board members that I had yet to encounter while leading the What Am I Doing Here?!? workshop in Belmont. Here were our major discussion take- aways: As educational institutions with governing boards and professional managers, building in support for development of governors (trustees) and
During last month’s NYLA conference I sat in on a presentation about building effective teams. The presentation was conducted by Ron Kirsop, Assistant Director, Pioneer Library System. I would like to share some points from his presentation. Dysfunctional Teams Common traits attributed to dysfunctional team members include a lack of trust, an avoidance of conflict, struggle
What am I doing here?!?! Great libraries become that way through effective partnerships between Directors and Trustees. In this workshop, we’ll clarify the separate but intertwined responsibilities of the public library Director and the library’s Trustees. Come prepared to learn something new, have a little juicy discussion, and practice good supportive collaboration. This workshop session
Friday Follow-up: a message from Brian M. Hildreth, STLS Executive Director Directors Lay Groundwork for 2017 & 2018 (L-R) Angela Gonzalez, Nic Gunning and Carol Berry discuss the idea of a director mentorship program along with STLS’ capabilities to serve as a resource clearing house. How can members share resources without inventing something that already exists? I have
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