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Free Webinar – Unlocking the Mysteries of Directors & Officers Insurance for Libraries, Museums and Other Cultural Organizations

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMPlace: Online at https://www.senylrc.org/event/directors-officers-insurance-webinar/Cost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) Libraries, museums, and other cultural organizations face many of the usual legal risks of conducting business: employment-related claims, defamation and other “personal injury” claims, and claims related to actions taken by corporate officers (both directors […]

Trustee Handbook Book Club – Governance Structure : The Role of Board Officers and Board Committees

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMPlace: Online at https://midhudson.org/2024/02/trustee-handbook-book-club-2024-dates/ Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, and friends for this fun and informative series! At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive into a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library […]

MVLS Board Meeting 9/19/24

The Mohawk Valley Library System Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 9:30am at the MVLS Service Center, 858 Duanesburg Rd Schenectady 12306. Board Meeting materials can be found here

Free Webinar – Effective Library Advocacy : Engaging Representatives Locally and in Albany

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PMPlace: Online at https://wnylrc.org/event/effective-library-advocacy-engaging-representatives-locally-and-albanyCost: Free (select Capital District Library Council as your ESLN Council when registering) This session is designed to equip professional academic, school, public, and special, library staff with the resources and knowledge needed to effectively organize local meetings with legislators, navigate Library Advocacy Day in Albany, and stay engaged […]

MVLS Board Meeting 7/18/24

The Mohawk Valley Library System Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 9:30am at the MVLS Service Center, 858 Duanesburg Rd Schenectady 12306. Board Meeting materials can be found here

Free Webinar – Managing Effective Library Boards

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlace: Online at https://tinyurl.com/3py75wd7Presenter: John Chrastka, Executive Director of EveryLibraryCost: Free Regardless of the board type, there are common responsibilities such as policy, budget, facilities, and HR. To ensure effective board management, it’s important to have a well-organized agenda, follow a regular order, and use parliamentary […]

Trustee Handbook Book Club – Libraries for the Future : An Introduction to Sustainability as the Newest Core Value

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMPlace: Online at https://midhudson.org/2024/02/trustee-handbook-book-club-2024-dates/ Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, and friends for this fun and informative series! At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive into a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library […]

MVLS Board Meeting 3/21/2024

The Mohawk Valley Library System Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, March 24, 2024 at 9:30am at the MVLS Service Center, 858 Duanesburg Rd Schenectady 12306. Board Meeting materials can be found here

Trustee Handbook Book Club – What’s New in the 2023 Edition of the Trustee Handbook

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMPlace: Online at https://midhudson.org/2024/02/trustee-handbook-book-club-2024-dates/ Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State, and friends for this fun and informative series! At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive into a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library […]

Free Webinar – Robert’s Rules of Order

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMPlace: Online at https://clrc.org/event/webinar-roberts-rules-2/Presenter: Steven Anderson, PRP A workshop to discover how parliamentary procedure, also known as Robert’s Rules of Order, can assist with better meetings. Robert’s Rules of Order is a tool that will give trustees and library staff the knowledge and framework to conduct effective, fair and equable […]