* Please forgive any cross-post * Hello Trustee Alliance Friends, The next FOML Trustee Alliance workshop is called *"Connecting the Dots: Creating a Star Board of Trustees"* and it's coming up on *Friday, September 12, 2014* at the *Cascade Township Branch of the Kent District Library!* We have special guest speaker *Sarah Ann Long* and her topics include: - The Trustees Role: What is it? Are there dos and don’ts? - The Library Director’s Role vs. Trustee Roles - Evaluating the Library Director: Why It’s Necessary and a Formula for Success - Library Funding Issues: Reprise - Library Policies: What’s Needed and Not Needed (By-Laws, Library Policy and Staff Procedures) FOML Trustee Alliance workshops are a great time to network with other Trustee groups, tour the *Cascade Township Library*, and spend a day learning how to support your library! Please keep in mind that this is a similar program that was presented at the Spring workshop last April at the Canton Public Library. [image: Inline image 2] This project is funded (in part) with a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library of Michigan. You will find a registration form here <http://fomltrusteealliance.org/workshop/> or contact Linda Pierce at LPierce1@kettering.edu or (810) 762-9840. If you'd like to also attend the FOML Friends Group workshop on Thursday, September 11th, you will find the agenda and registration form here <http://foml.org/eventsconferences/2014-october-workshop/>. Remember, 2014 FOML Trustee Alliance members receive a discount. If you want to attend BOTH workshops, you save even more. If you haven't had time to renew your membership yet, learn more about the benefits of membership at our website: www.fomltrusteealliance.org. I hope to see you there! Shirley Bruursema FOML Trustee Alliance Representative -- Linda Pierce Administrative Specialist Kettering Library Phone: (810) 762-9840 Fax: (810) 762-9744 1700 University Avenue ~ Flint, MI 48504 Kettering University