There will be multiple portions of "Finances" to be reviewed. It is the fiduciary responsibility of the Board of Trustees to ensure the library's operational are consistent with the budget. However, it is the Library Director's responsibility to advise the Board of Trustees as to the most responsible and effective way in which monies should be spent.
View this module before completing the tutorials below:
The Critical Partnership: Public Library Trustees and Directors
- View the PowerPoint from the Webinar in
Read the text of the PowerPoint presentation (HTML)
- slide show format (
2.41 MB) or
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1.5 MB)
For further information, contact Stephen Hoefer, RCLS Chief Financial Officer, at shoefer@rcls.org.
Public Library Finance and the Trustee's Fiduciary Responsibilities
from NYSED on Vimeo. (Length: 1:21:55)
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1.26 MB) or Slide Show .ppsx format
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Building for Your Future: Public Library Renovation and Construction from Dream to Dedication; an Overview
from WebEx. (Length: 1 hour, 26 minutes; note that your computer should automatically set up Network Recording Player to view the webinar)
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1.96 MB) or Slide Show .ppsx format
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