General Policy 103: New Trustee Orientation

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A comprehensive orientation shall be conducted for each new Board member.  This shall include, but not be limited to:

  1. An informational packet containing:
    1. A list of current Board members and their contact information
    2. An organizational chart of staff members and their positions
    3. The latest Illinois Library laws
    4. All New Lenox Public Library District policies
    5. Current edition of Serving Our Public: Standards for Illinois Public Libraries
    6. A copy of the previous month’s minutes and Treasurer's Report
  2. A walkthrough of the Library
  3. A discussion by holdover Board members of the history, business and procedures of the Board and Library
  4. Attendance at a trustee orientation workshop held by a third party (such as the Illinois Library Association or Reaching Across Illinois Libraries System)

 

Adopted by the Board of Trustees January 11, 1999; Revised January 10, 2005; Updated March 18, 2013; Updated April 21, 2014; Updated December 11, 2017

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