Once again we are featuring a Trustee track at the upcoming Small and Rural Libraries Conference. Sarah Ann Long has a long career in libraries and has been the past president of American Library Association, the Public Library Association and the Illinois Library System Directors Organization. Sarah will be presenting the following sessions on Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2: * The Library Director: Hiring/Firing/Evaluating/ and Building a Productive Relationship - Thursday, 10:00 am * Setting/Maintaining Library Policy: From bylaws to personnel policy--what's needed, finding help, how to keep it all straight - Thursday, 11:15 am * The Board's Role in Representing the Library to the Community - Thursday, 1:30 pm * Finding the Money: Maximizing Funding from Governmental Sources and Finding Other Monies - Thursday, 2:30 pm * Buzz Marketing: An Introduction and Ready-to-use Template - Friday at both 10:15 and again at 11:15 am In addition to Sarah's sessions the Trustee Track also features sessions from the Library of Michigan on their Quality Services Audit Checklist program and an MLA session from the Michigan Library Association's Executive Director Gail Madziar, on Wednesday afternoon. Sarah Ann Long's sessions are sponsored by the Friends of Michigan Libraries and the Trustee Alliance and made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan. Please encourage your trustees to attend the event and consider reviewing our preliminary program located here http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18668-142226--,00.htm... for other content of interest to Trustees especially sessions in our "Legal Issues" and "Community Engagement" tracks. Additional sessions that may spark interest for your trustees include: * Top 10 Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Mistakes * Are You Considering Forming a District Library? * 10 Legal Issues Every Director Should Know * Turning Outward: Engaging with Your Community * How to Geek the Library * The Basics of Library Service Contracts * Creating a District Library from Concept to Fruition * Millage Elections & Campaigns Library Trustees and members of library Friends Groups are encouraged to attend the event to be held on Mackinac Island, April 30-May 2, 2014. For complete details and how to register, please review the Attendee Information Packet on our web site above. Registration is $75 per person and includes 5 meals, conference materials and one round-trip ferry ticket. Guests of attendees are also welcome and information on accommodations for guests of attendees can be found in the Information Packet. If you have any questions about the upcoming conference, please feel free to contact us. Shannon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shannon D. White Continuing Education Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507 Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700 Toll free: 877-479-0021 whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:whites29@michigan.gov> http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan