2019
- SCLS libraries record nearly $1 million in service to adjacent county residents
- Resources available to support trustee advocacy efforts
- SCLS resources support libary trustees
- Hold the date for Trustee Training Week
- Trustee Training Week registration now open
- Nominate your library for a 2019 SCLS Foundation award
2018
- Make advocacy a library turstee priority
- Resources to support library trustee work
- Trustee Training Week is Aug. 13-17
- Read Trustee Essentials
- Articles of Interest
- Register now for 'Trustee Training Week'
- Nominate your library for a 2018 SCLS Foundation Award
Vol. 11, No. 3 -- December 2018
- Save the date for Library Legislative Day 2019
- Consider Linking 'Resources for Job Seekers' to your libary's website
- SCLS supports local history digtization projects at libraries
- 'Trustee Training Week' recordings available online
2017
- Save the Date for 'Trustee Training Week'
- Remember to use "Short Takes for Trustees'
- Public Library System Redesign Project
- Nominate your library for 2017 SCLS Foundation awards
- 'Trustee Training Week' ideal for busy board members
Vol. 10, No. 3 -- November 2017
- Larry Martin to receive Cornerstone Award
- Library awards presented Nov. 2
- 'Trustee Training Week' recordings available online
2016
- Governor signs bill to assist return of library materials
- SCLS Reads—Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries
- Mark your calendar for Trustee Training Week
- ‘Trustee Training Week’ serves library board members
- Adjacent county reimbursement requests filed in May
- Chase, Sharpee to be honored: 2016 Cornerstone Award Reception is Nov. 17 in Cambridge
- SCLS subscribes to trustee training videos
- 'Trustee Training Week' webinar videos available online
2015
- Puzzles with all the pieces--library policies
- 2014 Annual Report process update
- Webinars available for 'Trustee Training Week'
- Adjacent county reimbursement requests filed in May
2014
Vol. 7, No. 2 -- February/March 2014
- Advocating for our libraries is Job 1
- Denise leaves SCLS for DPI
Vol. 7, No. 3 -- May/June 2014
- Webinars available for 'Trustee Training Week'
- Adjacent county reimbursement requests filed in May
- Act 157 amends county library payments to consolidated counties
- 2014 'Cornerstone Award' reception is Nov. 20 in McFarland
- Trustee Update publication dates change
- Videos available of 2014 Trustee Training Week programs
- 10 things every library trustee should do
Vol. 8, No. 3 -- November 2015
- 2015 Cornerstone Award Reception is Nov. 19 in Portage
- DLT has excellent resources for library trustees
- Public library trustee ethics statement from ALA
- 'Trustee Training Week' webinar videos available online
2013
- Public Librarary Annual reports
- Adjacent County Reimbursements
- Make advocacy part of your daily work
- Strategic Planning at Your Library
- Upcoming Continuing Education Opportunities
- Dancing with your municipality
- Adjacent County Reimbursements
- Trustee Essentials revision
- Test your trustee knowledge
- Adjacent county reimbursements
- Creating more effective public library systems
- Trustee orientation at your library
Vol. 7, No. 1 -- November/December 2013
- Evaluating your library director
- Trustee job descriptions
- County payments for library service
- Register for Library Legislative Day
2012
- Demand increasing for downloadables
- Another Annual Report season
- Welcome Denise
- Upcoming continuing education opportunities
- Library advocacy needed now more than ever
- 2011-12 Wisconsin library legislative overview
- Five essential resources for public library trustees
- Public library trustees evaluating...themselves
- Library board options for investment of gifts and bequests
- Reviewing your meeting room policy
Vol. 6, No. 1 -- November 2012
- Golden rules for library board members
- Can you guess who I am?
- Trustee Essentials available in print
2011
Vol. 4, No. 2 -- February 2011
- Help your municipality understand library’s value
- What is library ‘maintenance of effort’?
- BadgerLink available to all residents (Statewide electronic resources)
- Proposed budget bill impacts libraries (State budget proposed cuts)
- Local library budget cuts may impact Delivery services
- MOE threatened in budget bill (Maintenance of effort)
- SCLS public library usage: 2000-09
- State budget proposed cuts will impact local library funding
- Blitzke, Culvers to receive 2011 'Cornerstone Award' at Nov. 10 ceremony
- Libraries need supporters to speak up
- Library funding cuts demand advocacy efforts
- WLA memberships, System Celebration cut
2010
Vol. 3, No. 2 -- February 2010
- The library’s relationship with the people it serves
- Annual report is valuable planning tool
- Orienting new library trustees
- It’s not too late to register for Library Legislative Day
- Library boards must adhere to open meetings law
- Tips for planning 2011 budget requests
- SCLS advocacy training update
- Speak Up for Libraries: It can’t wait for someone else!
- Make email lists work for you
Vol. 4, No. 1 -- November 2010
- Statute clearly defines library decision-making authority (Duties of library board, director, and municipality)
- Election is opportunity for new beginning (Build relationships with newly elected officials)
2009
Vol. 2, No. 2 -- February 2009
- When times get tough, libraries get tougher…and busier!
- February is Annual Report season
- Library Budgets—the saga continues (Gather patron comments to support your budget request)
- State budget library items explained; July is approval deadline
- Begin building support for your budget request
- LSTA grants will support workers
- See you at System Celebration!
- State budget passed—decreases in system funding
- Local municipalities feel ongoing budget strain
- Register now for System Celebration
- Online Advocacy Toolkit helps guide library efforts
Vol. 3, No. 1 -- November 2009
- Strategize now to find ‘common agenda’ for 2011 budget (Tying library to municipality’s goals)
- SCLS offices to be closed Nov. 19-23
- SCLS Advocacy Committee developing trustee training
- New ILS agreement and SCLS governance structure
- ‘Libraries for Real Life’ project launched (Sharing the stories of library users)
2008
Vol. 1, No. 2 -- February 2008
- It’s that time of year… (Importance of library’s annual report, and how to use the data)
- Budget work is all year round
- Start the new year off right (Library board organization)
- Now it begins—2009 budget request (Budget request process)
- New resource helps students of all ages (LearningExpress Library)
- Study outlines economic impact of Wisconsin public libraries
- Budget development (Budget calendar)
- Genealogy research made easy at the library (Ancestry Library and HeritageQuest Online)
- Exempting from the county library tax
Vol. 2, No. 1 -- November 2008
- Did you get the local appropriation you requested? Either way, refocus your budget efforts for 2010
- From awareness to funding (OCLC report on library perceptions)
- Slow economy leads to increased library usage Your library board’s role in bill paying
2007
- You got your budget, now what? (Post budget activities)
- What is this newsletter?—Welcome to ‘Trustee Update’
- Trustees must be advocates