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Course Information and Navigation

Site: MSL Learn
Course: Trustee Essentials: Responsibilities
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Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 1:39 PM

Description

Read this section first for some information about the course and how to navigate through.

Table of contents

Objectives and Course Specifics

This course was designed by the Montana State Library Consultants for public library trustees and directors. This is the first course in the "Trustee Essentials" series.

Participants will 

  • Gain knowledge of the defined roles of trustees' and how those roles support the functions of a public library.
  • Gain knowledge of the Montana Code Annotated that relate to the support and management of public libraries.

Estimated Course Length: 1 hour

Continuing Education Units: 1 credit for Library Administration Category

  • The continuing education certificate is embedded in the last section of the course. It will unlock when you have finished the course.
  • Please download and save/print the certificate when you complete the course.
  • A badge will automatically be awarded and added to your MSL Learn profile.
  • Claim MSL Continuing Education credits by logging in to ASPeN and using the Continuing Education Control Panel. Select the course from the dropdown list of Independent Learning events, click Go!, and the credit will be saved to your certification record. 
Courses are listed by open date and then title of the course.
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Content Support
Reach out to the MSL Consulting team for questions about the content of this course or for direct support for your library.

Tracy Cook, Lead Consulting Librarian

Helpful Hints

This is a self-paced course. Our advice is to pace yourself! 

A good strategy is to do one section at a time and take breaks as needed.

As you complete required activities in each section, the next section will unlock. Some activities will ask you to manually "Mark as Done."

This course includes "book" and "quiz" activities.

The quizzes include information from the preceding book.  You can print the book to use as a reference for the quiz or print for your reference as you engage in your duties as a public library trustee.

Screenshot instructions for how to print a book activity in the course.

Use the Course Index on the left to move to the next section.

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