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From: "Jackson, Andrew P" <Andrew.P.Jackson@queenslibrary.org> Subject: FW: Help Shape Public Library Trustee Education in New York State - A Message from the Public Libraries Section - NYLA Date: May 19, 2015 at 3:59:18 PM EDT To: "c2perry@nyc.rr.com" <c2perry@nyc.rr.com>

Claudia,

This may be of interest to both faculty and students. Will definitely share with my 771 students this summer.

From: Brian M. Hildreth, Executive Director - Southern Tier Library System [CommunityLibraryPartner@stls.org] Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:32 AM To: CommunityLibraryPartner@stls.org Subject: Help Shape Public Library Trustee Education in New York State - A Message from the Public Libraries Section - NYLA

Hello Public Libraries Section Members:

Please consider taking a moment of your day to assist the HATS Team by completing this survey. Your time and efforts are much appreciated!

Help Shape Public Library Trustee Education in New York State! Survey opens today!

A big part of what makes New York’s libraries strong are the citizen boards that govern them. Neighbors helping neighbors. However, with increasing regulations, the tax cap and rapid changes in our society related to technology, economics, education and the environment – public library trustees have never had more to contend with.

Thanks to the ILEAD USA program* through the New York State Library, a team has been formed to spearhead the effort to develop a standardized trustee education framework to facilitate knowledge creation amongst public library trustees in New York.

Working in concert with · Public Library Systems Directors Organization (PULISDO) · Library Trustee Association of New York State (LTA) · NYS Division of Library Development (DLD) · New York Library Association (NYLA) the ILEAD USA project team, Helping All Trustees Succeed in New York State (HATS)**, is providing the library community with an unprecedented opportunity to help shape public library trustee education.

Public library trustees, directors and public library system staff involved with trustee education are invited to participate in a survey, found here: http://bit.ly/HATSsurvey, that will inform the HATS team’s activities as they work with their partners to strengthen trustee education in New York State.

The goal of this survey is to gain a general understanding of trustees' confidence level in board related topics, preferences in receiving information, and limitations in the area of trustee education.

Input will help shape the next step in this project; please answer as honestly as possible. All responses are anonymous.

If you are a library trustee, jump right in and respond to the survey and be sure to share this opportunity with your peers on the board.

Library directors, we ask that you not only fill out the survey but encourage your board of trustees to do so as well.

Responses are due by Monday, June 15th

Survey link: http://bit.ly/HATSsurvey

For questions about this project, the HATS team, or survey please contact Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Coordinator for Library Sustainability at the Mid-Hudson Library System (rsmith@midhudson.org)

*ILEAD USA: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/ilead/index.html **HATS Team Members: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Coordinator for Library Sustainability, Mid-Hudson Library System Lisa Erickson, Communications, Advocacy and Outreach Librarian at the Nioga Library System Jennifer Ferriss, Assistant Director at the Southern Adirondack Library System Ron Kirsop, Assistant Director at the Pioneer Library System Grace Riario, Assistant Director at the Ramapo Catskill Library System Amanda Travis, Member Library Liaison at the Onondaga County Public Library

Kindest Regards,

Brian M. Hildreth, MLSIS Executive Director

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