Trustee Workshops 2007

Don't Get Busted.  Library Laws You Need to Know

State Law and Public Libraries.ppt - Powerpoint that summarizes non-financial laws that libraries should know

Ethics Handout.doc - summary of Code of Ethics Laws

funding administered MSL handoutv2.doc - summary of types of funding that are administered by the State Library

stateaid_example.doc - an example that works through the formula for figuring state aid per capita/per square mile

TRUSTEE LIABILITY.doc - summary of liability issues and trustees

summary of MT Library laws handoutv3.doc - summary of miscellaneous laws

Library Workshop2.ppt - Harold Blattie's powerpoint that summarizes the Library Depreciation Fund and financial laws that libraries should know

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) - Suzanne Reymer's Powerpoint presentation about CIPA.  You will need Internet Explorer to view this presentation.

2007 Open Meetings handout.doc - a longer handout that summarizes the open meeting law and when you can close a meeting

2007 Open Meetings handout #2.doc - a reprint of the Open Meeting Law

2007 Trustee Powers handout.doc- summary of the powers and duties of trustees.  Includes attorney general opinions about the powers of Library Boards

milllevycomputationtaxablevalue50000.xls - Harold Blattie's samples that show how the mill is calculated

milllevycomputationtaxablevalue53000.xls - in this example the mill is worth 53,000

milllevycomputationtaxablevalue55000.xls - in the final example the mill is worth 55,000

Privacy.pdf - information from the American Library Association about privacy and confidentiality in the library