The Texas public library trustee |
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| Authors: | Margaret Ann Bercher Williams Bernard S Schlessinger |
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| Institution: | 1. Librarian at Dallas Baptist College;2. Professor of Library Science and Associate Dean at Texas Woman's University, School of Library Science , P.O. Box 22905, Denton , TX , 76204 |
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| Abstract: | Public Library trustees in Texas resemble trustees nationally in that they are appointed primarily by a public official or governing body; they see their major duties connected with decisions on policies, funding, and librarian employment; their tenures are short (the majority five years or less); and they attend monthly meetings. Differences from the national scene exist in the areas of sex distribution (the majority are women); membership in national and state trustee organizations (very low for Texas); presence of formal bylaws (94–5 percent of libraries); and education (lightly regarded for both new and continuing trustees). |
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