Wise Practices: Supporting Director & Board Relationships

The Wise Practices series is a joint initiative of ABCPLD and the BC Library Trustees Association (BCLTA).

Trustee Orientation Checklist

The Trustee Orientation Checklist assumes that your public library has the wise practice of the board chair and the library director sharing the responsibility and leadership for trustee orientation. Together, you strive to create an ideal orientation that includes, but is not limited to, what has been provided in this resource. The checklist provided in this resource is a template with suggestions; please use, improve and make this your own.

Trustee Orientation Checklist (January 2021)

Library Director Evaluation & Compensation

This resource assumes that your library has the wise practice of the board chair and the library director sharing the responsibility and leadership for library director evaluation and compensation. Together, you strive to create a process and experience that includes, but is not limited to, what has been provided in this resource. This is not a prescriptive document telling you what you “must” do. Instead, please consider this as a starting point for conversations with your director or board chair.

Library Director Evaluation & Compensation (January 2021)