This publication was developed with the assistance of the following Wisconsin Public Library Trustee Handbook Task Force members:
Joy Botts, former library director
Richard Brandt, Brookfield Public Library and Waukesha County Federated Library System trustee
Karen Busch, Cuba City Public Library and Southwest Wisconsin Library System trustee
Mike Cross, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning staff and Task Force Chair
Ken Hall, Winnefox Library System staff
Larry Nix, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning staff
David Polodna, Winding Rivers Library System director
Mary Poretti, Northern Waters Library Service trustee and former Burnett Community Library (Webster) Public Library trustee
Sandra Robbers, Indianhead Federated Library System staff
Greta Thompson, Outagamie Waupaca Library System staff
S. Michael Tyree, West Bend Public Library director
Douglas Zweizig, Eager Free (Evansville) Public Library trustee and former Arrowhead Library System trustee
Thanks also to the following individuals who volunteered to read and comment on a draft of this publication: Don Bulley, South Milwaukee Public Library trustee; Chris Byerly, Frederic Public Library trustee and Polk County Library Federation staff; Julie Ann Chase, Dane County Library Service director; Greg Crews, South Central Library System trustee; Gail Fox, Lester (Two Rivers) Public Library and Manitowoc-Calumet Library System trustee; Karen Hanson, Burnett Community Library (Webster) Public Library trustee; Deb Hoffman, Sturm Memorial (Manawa) Public Library and Outagamie Waupaca Library System trustee; Sandra Mackie, Spooner Memorial Library and Northern Waters Library Service trustee; Patricia Pamperin, Marion Public Library and Outagamie Waupaca Library System trustee; Bridget Rolek, Eager Free (Evansville) Public Library director; Kathryn Smith, Manitowoc-Calumet Library System trustee; Lowell Wilson, Lakeshores Library System trustee
The following Department of Public Instruction staff also assisted with this publication: George W. Hall, Barb Huntington, and Victoria Horn.
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Trustee Essentials: A Handbook for Wisconsin Public Library Trustees was prepared by the DLTCL with the assistance of the Trustee Handbook Revision Task Force. Copyright 2002 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Duplication and distribution for not-for-profit purposes permitted with this copyright notice. This publication is also available at http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/handbook.html.
January 2, 2002
For questions about this information, contact John K. DeBacher (608) 266-7270
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