State Librarian Bernard A. Margolis announced today the availability of a revised online edition of the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State. The 2016 revised online version is posted on the State Library’s website at: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/trustees/handbook/index.html
The major addition to the revised 2016 online edition is the new appendix: The Role of the Public Library Treasurer. It includes background information on the topic and answers many questions the authors received over the past year.
The 2016 revisions also embed links to key State Library hosted webinars of use to trustees, links to NYLA’s Field Guide to Civil Service and address other significant issues related to Library Treasurers and Library District Clerks.
The Handbook is produced with the assistance of the Public Library System Directors Organization of New York State, the Library Trustees Association of New York State, the New York State Library and the New York Library Association.
Questions and comments about the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State may be directed to either of the co-authors, Jerry Nichols or Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.