Board and Library Director teams work together to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective products/services to the community.

Effective Boards don't just happen; they are created. Orientation programs for new Board members and on-going training and education for all Board members help Board members discharge their governing or advisory responsibilities.

Chief among the governing responsibilities are: hiring the Library Director and policy formulation.

We can help you:

• Develop orientation programs that educate new Board members about their role and responsibilities;
• Design and conduct Board retreats that cover topics such as: team building; roles and responsibilities; policy formulation; "hot issues;" advocacy techniques; evaluation of the Board; evaluation of the Library Director; Board options in working with search firms to hire a Library Director, etc.

In addition, Pat Fisher is a past president of Baltimore County's Board of Library Trustees and a past president of the Association of Library Trustees and Advocates (a division of ALA); she is available to speak at meetings and conferences. You may choose topics from the book she co-authored with Ellen Miller, "Library Board Strategic Guide: Going to the Next Level", or topics of your choosing that may address a current situation faced by your library board. To review the topics covered in the book and obtain access to additional resources, such as video clips of interviews with experts click here.