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Library policy database library trustee association. Handbook for library trustees of new york state 2010. Index of individual web pages 2012 kansas public library standards 4. The kansas city public library system is governed by a ninemember board of trustees. Again we are faced with considerable change since 1998, and so the regional library system administrators and the state librarian of kansas felt it was. Public library handbook north central kansas libraries. Colorado, kansas, montana, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, north dakota. Idaho trustee manual idaho commission for libraries state of. The kansas public library handbook is a guide for librarians, trustees and friends of kansas public libraries to find answers to questions and relevant information for conducting library business this 2017 revision is the latest in a series of handbooks and hold the most uptodate information.
The kansas public library handbook was first published in 1983, and after considerable changes in the kansas public library landscape an updated edition was published in 1998. In the public trust september 2014 5 take time to learn the job it is distinctly an honor to be on the board of an indiana public library. Issues are arranged in alphabetical order and are indexed at the back of the book. The trustee training presentations are derived from the kansas public library trustee manual, prepared by the kansas regional library systems, june 2016. Therefore, i wrote the complete library board bylaws combining kansas library laws, standards, guidelines, ethics, and even tips and tricks into a complete set of rules for running the library board monthbymonth through the year. In fact, the state of kansas takes it so seriously, there are laws governing public library boards.
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