Sponsored by: Ohio Library Council

REGISTER @ My OLC

Member: $65* | Non-member $130
*Individual members or staff and trustees of OLC Institutional member libraries. Registration deadline 3/14/16

This workshop will focus on the basics that every library trustee needs to know, including boardmanship, legal issues, library funding, working with your director, and library finances. Attendees will also learn about services that the OLC offers to its member libraries and their trustees. Although designed for relatively new library trustees, those with years of experience may find this workshop to be a good refresher.

Intended Audience: Any member of a public library Board of Trustees. The OLC encourages new trustees as well as existing trustees to attend this educational event.

What’s Included: All workshop handouts as provided by the presenters. Morning coffee and light refreshments as well as lunch will be provided.

Accommodations: For a list of hotels near the Westerville Public Library, please contact olc@olc.org or call 614-410-8092.

Continuing Education Credits: None

AGENDA

9 am | Registration

9:30 – 10 am | Welcome and OLC Overview
Doug Evans, Executive Director, Ohio Library Council

10 – 11 am | Trustees’ Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions
Jon Iten, OLC Legal Counsel (Retired), Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease LLP

11:15 am – Noon | Funding and Other Legislative Issues for Ohio’s Public Libraries
Michelle Francis, Director of Government and Legal Services, Ohio Library Council

Noon – 12:45 pm | Lunch

12:45 – 1:45 pm | Boardmanship
Alan Radnor, Trustee, Bexley Public Library, and President, OLC Board of Directors

2 – 3 pm | Understanding Your Library’s Finances
William Shkurti, Trustee, Upper Arlington Public Library

3 – 3:30 pm | “Don’t Ask What Your Director Can Do for You…”
Mary Jane Santos, Director (Retired), Delaware County District Library