Library of Michigan - Trustee Programs

Manual for Trustees

• Michigan Public Library Trustee Manual, pages 1-40 PDF icon This document is only available eletronically. No copies have been printed. 2004 Edition.

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• Michigan Public Library Trustee Manual, pages 41-82 PDF icon This document is only available eletronically. No copies have been printed. 2004 Edition.

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• Financial Management Reference Guide

Trustee Links

• Friends of Michigan Libraries

• Friends of Michigan Libraries Trustee Alliance

• How to Tell the Story of Your Library's Impact PDF icon An outcomes-based approach for public libraries developed by the Michigan Library Association in association with Gale, a part of Cengage Learning.

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• Michigan Library Association - Former Trustee and Advocates Division

• Resources and Trustee Manuals from other States

• United for Libraries: ALTAFF Association of Library Trustees,Advocates,Friends and Foundations

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Trustee's Corner

• A sex offender is in the library, what should we do? PDF icon

• Common Misperceptions About the Michigan Library Privacy Act PDF icon

• A Few Words About Public Libraries and MPAA ratings PDF icon

• Surveillance Tapes and the Michigan Library Privacy Act PDF icon

• Library Service Contracts PDF icon

• Bulletin Boards in Public Libraries PDF icon

• 9/11 and Patron Privacy in the Public Library

• The Aftermath of the CIPA Ruling

• Amended Library Privacy Act Addresses Internet Access

• Amendment to District Library Establishment Act

• Bylaws for Public Library Boards

• CIPA Is Revived by the United States Supreme Court

• District Library Law Amendments

• Focus on Establishment Issues

• Four Tests for A Legally-Enforceable Library Policy

• Freedom of Information Act Amendment

• Friends of the Library-Part I: Incorporation

• Friends of the Library-Part II: Fundraising

• The Internet Policy Challenge

• Legislative Update

• Library Privacy Act Issues

• Materials Selection Policies: Eight Elements

• The Open Meetings Act

• Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act

• Planning Process A Necessity for Libraries

• Primer on Library Policies

• Public Library Trustee Election Amendments

• Review of Gift Policies

• The USA Patriot Act and Library Privacy

Recent Public Library Millage Election Results

• Michigan public library millage election results PDF icon The majority of library millages, either new or up for renewal, were supported by Michigan communities.

updated 11/09/2012

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