2/1/2007 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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The M r Board ofLibrary Comm' issioners and The Massachusetts.library Trustees Association resers.4 The Annual-Trustees Symposium SATURDAY, MARCH 3 .2007.a HOLIDAYINN in BOXBOROUGH 10:00a.m. - 3-:00p.m. The Trustee Sympo -iurrr iyftee, A 1i Trustees are invitee. ojji?e.arid 1"n Ch are provided. The Massachusetts. Board of Library Commissionersand the Massachusetts Library Trustees Association will hold the 'h annual Trustees Symposiurn.on Saturday, March 31"at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough from 10:00 a.m. to :00 p.m. The Trustee Symposium is.free, however registration is required. workshops include: Beth Gallaway, Trainer/Consultant for Youth Services at the Metrowest Regional Library System ` Web2 and libraries" Internet users are now able to create, recycle and share new content with tools like.social software (MySpace), wikis wikipedi , blogs (Blogger),p dcasts iTune , and more. Discover the value of interactive, collaborative web applications and what they mean for your library! Robert Maier,Director, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners ,. "Public Libraries of the suture„ Public Libraries face challenges that range from competition from multi-service bookstores to the Internet to how to fund a renovation and ex.parnsion project. we w*II explore these challenges and talk about hover libraries are responding and building an even stronger future. open discussion.format. John Arnold: inanee Committee-perspective on the library's budget" Local library advocacy requires building the case for budget and Service needs and persuading city/town officials and/or voters that ars investment in the Public library is a good investment of city/town revenues. This session Will present potentially useful strtegies and techniques for your advocacy efforts based-on the point of view of the people on ' the other side of the table.' Drawing on personal observations and the experiences ofothers, a long-time library advocate and event member of his town's Finance Committee will talk about the different points of view, roles, and constraints that can affect your advocacy efforts. An understanding and an appreciation of the possible views of people you're trying to persuade will help the attendee avoid some pitfalls and be better prepared for his/her advocacy efforts.