Responsibilities of Library Director Trustees

Administer daily operation of the library Recruit and employ a qualified library Support quality library service in the including personnel, collection, fiscal, director; maintain an ongoing performance community through fund raising, physical plant and programs. Technical Administration appraisal process for the director. Train volunteerism and advocating for the advisor to the board. Ensures staff and orient new board members. library’s program. representation at Friends’ board meetings.

Apprise board of need for new policies and Identify and adopt written policies to govern Support the policies of the library as policy revisions; implement policies of the the operation and program of the library adopted by the library board; adopt a Policy library once board adopts; keep Friends including personnel, general operating, and constitution and bylaws for the Friends. aware of policies. collection development policies.

Choose a planning process with Coordinate and implement formal planning implementation and evaluation. The Provide input into the library’s formal process with staff, board, Friends and process should include input from planning process and remain Planning community. Plan coordination will include community, staff, and Friends. Support the knowledgeable as plan is carried out. status reports as plan is carried out. librarian and staff in carrying out the plan.

Coordinate and implement an ongoing Ensure that the library has an active Promote the library program to the public. Marketing marketing program. marketing program.

Prepare annual budget for the library in Secure adequate funds to carry out the consultation with staff and board; present Conduct fund raising which complements library’s program; assist in the preparation current report of expenditures against the the library’s mission and provides funding Finance and presentation of the annual budget. budget at each board meeting; inform for special library projects. Understand, adopt and defend the budget. Friends of library’s special financial needs.

Be familiar with local, state and federal Educate board and Friends regarding Serve as advocates for local, state and laws. Review library bylaws. Understand current local, state and federal library laws national library issues; represent the library Law the VT Open Meeting and Public Records and pending legislation. program to the community and legislators. law.

Attend and participate in all board meetings Maintain a liaison to the board of trustees Provide written reports at and participate in and see that accurate records are kept on to attend their meetings. Executive board all board and Friends meetings; ensure that Meetings file at the library; appoint a liaison to the members should attend and participate in there is a staff liaison to the Friends. Friends’ board to attend their meetings. all Friends’ executive board meetings.

Affiliate with state and national professional Affiliate with ALA/United for Libraries. Affiliate with ALA/United for Libraries. Make Professional organizations and attend meetings and Make use of the services and consultants use of the services and consultants of the Networking workshops; make use of the services and of the Vermont Department of Libraries. Vermont Department of Libraries. Attend consultants of the Vermont Department of Attend Vermont trustee conferences. Vermont Friends conferences. Libraries and the VT Library Association. Adapted from Connecticut State Library, http://www.webjunction.org/documents/webjunction/Working_Together.html Viewed 12.16.14