Gina Millsap, Director of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, facilitated this year’s Trustee Training workshops in Atchison, Overbrook, Winchester and here at NEKLS. I was so impressed with the presentation, that I took lots of notes and guess that you did, too! So, to test that theory…here’s a
Pop Quiz:
- Which U.S. Supreme Court Justice said, “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do”?
- Name three items on a Trustee’s Job Description. The first one is Advocate.
- Of these three duties — Care, Loyalty and Obedience — which means that a Trustee exercises their power in the best interest of the Library, discloses conflicts of interest, and maintains confidentiality?
- True or False, Gina said “If you don’t know your Library’s mission, you don’t really have one.”
- True or False, an ethical Board does not have a Code of Ethics, reviews it, reviews decisions and behavior of its members, and takes appropriate action if a trustee behaves unethically.
- How many items were on Gina’s Trustee Ethics Checklist? (Hint, they’re in this Handout of the PowerPoint Presentation)
- How many employees does the Board have?
- Who should orient new Board Trustees, the Library Director or the Board Chair?
- Finish this statement, “You will not get in trouble by following your policy but you will _ _ _ _ _ _ get in trouble if you _ _ _ ‘_.”
- What are three of the six “Questions You Should Ask Yourself” to determine if you are Trustee-Worthy? Hint, they’re covered on this Discussion Guide.
My notes are available online, in case you need to refresh your memory…or you attended a different session than I did. I’ll post the answers to the quiz here. Have fun!
