Library Board Guidelines & Resources
 

Board Meeting Documents (2022.06)​

• Agenda : June 16, 2022

• Minutes : May 12, 2022 Draft

• Reports : June 2022 Montana State Library

 

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Montana Code Annotated (MCA)

• Free Public Libraries (MCA 22-1-301 through MCA 22-1-331)

• Public Library Districts (MCA 22-1-701 through MCA 22-1-716)

• Library Records Confidentiality Act (MCA 22-1-1101 through MCA 22-1-1111)

• Open Meetings (MCA 2-3-201 through MCA 2-3-221)

• Code of Ethics (MCA 2-2-101 through MCA 2-2-145)

• > Montana State Legislature website

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Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM)

• Public Library Development (ARM 10.102.1150A through ARM 10.102.1157)

• **FY23 Proposed ARM Public Library Standards** (New Rules I to V)

• > Montana Secretary of State website

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City / County​

• Pondera County Minutes re: Library Formation

• City/County Interlocal Agreement

• City of Conrad Code re: Board of Library Trustees (2-1-1 through 2-1-2)

• City of Conrad Code re: Public Library (8-3-1 through 8-3-4)

• > Pondera County website

• > City of Conrad website

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Conrad Public Library

• Mission Statement

• Bylaws

• Board of Trustees Job Description, Code of Ethics, & Annual Evaluation

• Governance Calendar

• Meeting Agendas & Minutes (on Board webpage)

• Policies (on Policies webpage)

• > Conrad Public Library Foundation webpage

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Montana State Library (MSL)

• Trustee Manual

• Training & Informational Videos (on Vimeo)

• Trustee Certification for Continuing Education

• Excellent Library Services Award (ELSA) Evaluation Criteria (revised January 2021)

• Pathfinder Library Federation

• Montana State Library Commission

• > Montana State Library website

• > ASPeN website

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Additional Links

• American Library Association (ALA)

• Montana Library Association (MLA)

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Additional Resources

• "From Awareness to Funding: Voter Perceptions & Support of Public Libraries in 2018"

• "Palaces for the People" by Eric Klinenberg (book available in Library Director's office)

• "Twelve Golden Rules for Board Members"

• "The Fiduciary Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board of Directors"

• > Robert's Rules of Order website

• "Minutes Research from Montana Code and Robert’s Rules of Order

• "Effective Meetings for Library Boards of Trustees"

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