Trustee Resources

Live and archived webinars for trustees and friends groups. Includes free, fee-based, and members only webinars.

Short Takes for Trustees is a series of 10 short videos that can be shown during Trustee meetings to stimulate discussion about the important role that Trustees play in the governance of their libraries. Topics in the series explain the basics, such as what it means to be a Trustee, as well as how to set policy, how to evaluate the library director, along with board self evaluation, and the ethical and parliamentary standards for boards — both governing and advisory.

The Trustee Academy is a series of online courses to help Trustees become exceptionally proficient in their roles on behalf of their libraries. All of the online courses are taught by a professional in the field.

All OLIS Continuing Education sessions are open to library trustees in addition to library staff.

The OLIS Library Learning Center provides asynchronous learning resources for RI library staff and trustees via Niche Academy. The Library Learning Center includes recordings of OLIS webinars and RI-specific training as well as curated webinars, courses and learning resources. Contact Nicolette Baffoni to create an account. 

Great source of webinars and other trainings specifically for the library community on library topics. Webinars are free with registration.

Includes Wyoming Library Trustee Training Cohort 2021 webinars on library basics and Trustee Trouble series, following hapless new trustee Dan as he navigates being a library trustee. Passing references are Wyoming specific, but these trainings are generally relevant to all trustees.

This collection of eight videos, produced by the Utah State Library in 2009, features library trustees sharing their experiences and thoughts on topics that every library board faces