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MHLS Trustee Education Series: Board Development - Recruitment, Orientation, Education and Evaluation In-Person
Successful library board take deliberate steps to actively recruit members; ensures that new trustees go through an onboarding/orientation process that gives them a solid basis for participating on the board; providing access to continuing education that helps them fulfill their role and responsibilities; and engage in a self-evaluation process that helps the board identify areas for improvement that helps elevate the experience for all trustees.
Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MHLS Executive Director and co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State to learn about best practices on this topic.
Attendance at this event can be applied toward the NYS Trustee Education Requirements.
- Date:
- Thursday, December 4, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Beekman Library - 11 Town Center Blvd Hopewell Junction NY
- Audience:
- Trustee
- Categories:
- Trustee Education
Note: this event is open to MHLS Library Trustees & Directors only.