Section outline

    • Trustee Essentials: Understanding Local Government and Its Relationship to the Library

      The objectives for this course are to learn about:

      • different forms of local government and about how the form of government impacts the library
      • the work of key local government officials and how the library interacts with those officials
      • how to better understand some of the sources of tension between local government and library boards and why they exist
      • techniques for managing areas of tension

      We hope you will put this information into practice.

      Before you complete the course evaluation please consider these questions:

      • What new information have you learned about this topic?
      • What is something you need to learn more about?
      • Which MSL Staff member or other do you need to connect with?
      • Who can you share your learning with?