Trustee 101 Workshops

The same content will be shared on each date. Pick the time and place best for you.

This workshop is ideal for both newly appointed trustees and a great refresher course for those with more experience. Library directors, trustees and system directors will walk you through the different aspects of a library trustee's role. You'll have a chance to meet and network with trustees from other area libraries.

Topics covered will include:

• an overview of the library trustee’s job
• legal issues (open meetings, policies, liability)
• library advocacy
• topics from the floor (local issues you'd like to discuss)
   

Trustee 101 Workshop in Kaukauna, November 12 - REGISTER HERE

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Time: 5:00 - 7:30pm

• 5:00-5:30 - Sandwiches and Small Talk - enjoy a light dinner while meeting trustees from other area libraries
• 5:30-7:30 - Workshop and Discussion

Location: Kaukauna Public Library - 207 Thilmany Rd #200, Kaukauna, WI 54130 (map)

Bradley Shipps, Director of the Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS), will discuss the different aspects of the Trustee’s job, and you'll have a chance to meet and network with trustees from other area libraries.

Trustee 101 Workshop in Manitowoc, March 11 - REGISTER HERE

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Time: 5:00 - 7:30pm

• 5:00-5:30 - Sandwiches and Small Talk - enjoy a light dinner while meeting trustees from other area libraries
• 5:30-7:30 - Workshop and Discussion

Location: Manitowoc Public Library - 707 Quay St, Manitowoc, WI 54220 (map)

Trustee 201 Workshop - REGISTER HERE

This workshop is a continuation of the Trustee 101 workshop, with a focus on the role of the library trustee as employer. It it ideal both as an introduction to the job for new trustees, and a refresher for people who have been on the board for a while.

Topics covered will include:

• The library board’s relationship with the library director
• Hiring, evaluating, disciplining, and terminating a library director
• Personnel policies
• The library board and other library staff

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Time: 10:30am-2:00pm

• 10:30-12:00, 12:30-2 - Workshop and Discussion
• 12:00-12:30 - lunch break with time for networking

Location: Brown County Library - Kress Family Branch - 333 N Broadway, De Pere, WI 54115 (map)

Tracy Vreeke, Director of Nicolet Federated Library System (NFLS), and Connie Meyer, former Director of Bridges Library System and current NFLS Trustee, will discuss the different aspects of the Trustee’s job, and will walk you through the library trustee’s role as employer. You'll have a chance to meet and network with trustees from other area libraries.

Trustee 301 Workshop - REGISTER HERE

This workshop is a continuation of the Trustee 101 and 201 workshops, with a focus on open meetings and public records laws. It it ideal both as an introduction to the job for new trustees, and a refresher for people who have been on the board for a while.

Topics Covered Include:

• agendas and posting meetings
• closed sessions
• meeting minutes
• records retention under Wisconsin law

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 5:00-7:30pm

• 5:00-5:30 - sandwiches and socializing
• 5:30-7:30 - workshop and discussion

Location: Oshkosh Public Library - 106 Washington Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54901 (map)

Clairellyn Sommersmith, Director of the Winnefox Library System (WLS), and Mark Arend, former WLS Assistant Director and current WLS Trustee, will discuss the different aspects of the Trustee’s job, open meetings laws and public record laws. You'll have a chance to meet and network with trustees from other area libraries.

Contact Angela Schneider at aschneider@winnefox.org with questions about upcoming Trustee Workshops.