About Us
The Division’s goal is to provide leadership and training so trustees and friends of public libraries will be better prepared to advocate for public libraries. Being an advocate means stressing the importance of public libraries in our democratic society, improving public library funding, influencing public policy, and ensuring free and accessible access to information for all. We want to help you turn your passive support of public libraries needs into educated action.
Workshops & Training
If your Trustee Board would like help with an issue, or feel you need training or assistance, contact the Division Chair, Robin Gard. Each request is reviewed to determine how best to assist. Sometimes it’s as simple as providing research/background material. Or, we may suggest that we send a qualified person(s) to travel to your location and present a workshop or training session to your Board. Asking for help is the first step in becoming better advocates for your public library.
We recommend the ALA Trustee Academy webinar series for trustee orientation and board development. For more information, click here.
Contact Us
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Robin Gard, Trustee
Chair
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Poudre River Public Library District
Email: homerun2@prodigy.net
Phone: 970 204 4927
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Philip Mancha, Trustee
Vice Chair
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Pueblo City-County Library District
Phone: 719 671 2076
Email: philedman@yahoo.com |
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Michael Liggett
Member-at-Large
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Poudre River Public Library
Phone: 970 482 9770
Email: mliggett@ftccolaw.com
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Resources for New Trustees, Friends and Board Members
Colorado State Library Board Handbook http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryDevelopment/download/pdf/PocketHandbookCondensedFormat.pdf
ALA Successful Library Trustee Handbook/available at many libraries or order at:
http://www.ala.org/altaff/products_services/publications
ALTAFF Trustee Academy Link – great webinars at a value price for new trustees:
http://www.ala.org/altaff/trustees/trustee_academy/course-info
ALA Library Advocates Handbook - downloadable
http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/ola/2008lah.pdf
ALA Trustees, Friends & Foundations Web Page – excellent resource
http://www.ala.org/altaff/
ALTAFF Public Library Trustee Ethics Statement
Ethics Statement.pdf
CAL Intellectual Freedom Handbook
http://cal-webs.org/IFC_-_Handbook.html
Colorado Library Law
Quick Guide
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryLaw/download/QuickGuideColoradoLibraryLaw.pdf
Quick Guide Boards and Trustees
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryLaw/download/QuickGuideTrustees.pdf
Quick Guide Internet Protection
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryLaw/download/QuickGuideInternetProtection.pdf
Quick Guide Privacy of User Records
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryLaw/download/QuickGuidePrivacyofUserRecords.pdf
Quick Guide Open Meetings Law
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryLaw/download/QuickGuideOpenMeetings.pdf
Basic Highlights for Trustees
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryLaw/download/COLibLawHighlights.pdf
Samples
Board Orientation Process
Trustee Handbook Contents
Meeting Agenda
Example 1 - Arapahoe Libraries
Example 2 - Poudre Libraries
Suggested Policies
Board Self-Assessment
Glossary
Web Resources
Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL)
http://cal-webs.org/
Colorado State Library
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryDevelopment/PublicLibraries/index.htm
Colorado State Library (CSL) Library Law:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryLaw/Index.htm
American Library Association (ALA)
http://www.ala.org/
Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC)
http://www.clicweb.org/
Library Research Service (LRS)
http://www.lrs.org/
Division Links
2010 Annual Meeting Minutes (PDF)
2009 Annual Meeting Minutes (PDF)
2008 Annual Meeting Minutes (PDF)
2007 Annual Meeting Minutes (PDF)
2006 Annual Meeting Minutes (MS Word)
Bylaws - Adopted 7/26/05 (pdf)
2004 Annual Meeting Minutes (MS Word)
2003 Annual Meeting Minutes (MS Word)
