Open Meetings

To be effective, library boards need to be familiar with their responsibilities and power. Effective boards lead to great library service for Iowans. These resources may be used to:

orient new board members
provide a review for experienced board members

Permission is granted to photocopy any of these resources as long as you give credit to the State Library of Iowa.

Additional Information

Open Meetings Law and Public Library Boards
An explanation of Iowa's Open Meetings Law as it pertains to public library boards.

Available Downloads

Open Meetings Presentation (11/10/2009)
PowerPoint slides.
Open Meetings Handout (11/10/2009)
Print the slides six to a page.

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