Understanding Governance Structure

As you work through the course, please focus on the forms of government, the officials, and the potential connections you identified in your answers to the questions.

As you think about the opportunities and possible challenges to realize the vision for your library, you can use these four areas to organize your thoughts and questions:

• source of authority
• budget
• personnel
• facilities

Each of these four areas relate to both the power of your board of trustees and the need to foster strong relationships with local government officials.

The next sections of this course will explore the structures of local government, roles, board to government relationships, and strategies to manage those relationships when conflicts happen.

Your next activity is the Vision Statement.