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Professional Development: What Trustees Should Know

Public libraries exist in an ever-changing environment of new service trends and technologies. It is important for trustees to understand this and how it impacts their role.

NSLS Professional Development Classes
Provides both classroom and online instruction on a wide variety of library related topics.

TrusteE Training
TrusteE-Training (TRU005), the most recent addition to the LibraryU catalog, reinforces trustee roles and responsibilities and addresses some of the issues public library trustees face today. Presented in four segments each requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, this module uses creative interactive exercises and real life scenarios to educate and encourage trustees in their role.

Trustee Facts
Online resource for trustees created by ILA.

Illinois State Library (TIP page)
Online resource provided by the Illinois State Library.

LibraryU
Offers a wide variety of online training developed by librarians across the state.

Illinois CLICKS!
An "anywhere, anytime information portal created and maintained by librarians statewide."