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Trustee Training: Great People Make Great Libraries – Mastering the Job of Library Trustee

July 8, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Multi-district Workshop A full house of library trustees and staff greeted David Bendekovic , founder of the B.A. David Company, on June 8, 2019 for “Great People Make Great Libraries,” a multi-district workshop hosted by the Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia...

Pa Library Association Provides National Library Week Media Toolkit

March 1, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest

The Public Relations and Marketing Committee of the Pennsylvania Library Association is pleased to offer a media toolkit to be used for celebrating National Library Week in April. The National Library Week 2019 toolkit is now available on the Pennsylvania Library Association’s...

Trustee Workshop Held: Activate Sustainable Thinking for the Future of Libraries

May 30, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

On Saturday, April 21, 2018, approximately 112 library trustees, friends, and staff attended Activate Sustainable Thinking for the Future of Libraries. Workshop presenters were Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Coordinator for Library Sustainability at the Mid-Hudson Library System (NY) and...

Trustee Training: Governance, Effective Meetings & Community Engagement

May 24, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development

In April, the Southeast Districts hosted two Multi-District Trustee Workshops. The first, Board’s Role: Governance and Effective Meetings, was presented by Michael Kumer, Principal of Boards MTO. Kumer spoke on the role of boards and individual board members and the responsibilities...