Duties of the Library Board
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Guidelines & Procedures
Board Members shall:
- Actively participate in meetings & committees.
- Treat other Board members with courtesy and help the chair to keep meetings on track.
- Prepare for meetings by ensuring assigned tasks from previous meetings are completed.
- Become familiar with meeting agendas & issues.
- Review minutes of prior meeting.
- Participate actively in: discussions, decision making, policy development, the development & review of the plan of service, budgeting, and employment & evaluation of staff.
- Make chair aware of relevant issues for next meeting.
- Be familiar with the Alberta Libraries Act and the Alberta Library Association Handbook.
- Be aware of ongoing trends in the library community.