BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ddaysoftware.com//NONSGML DDay.iCal 1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Trustee Forum is continuing its virtual Spring Workshop for 2023. Participants can attend one\, two\, or all three sessions. The reco rdings will be available to participants after each session.\nRegister\n&# 160\;\nRegistration Fees\n\n\n\n \;\nAll three webinars\nIndividual we binars\n\n\nILA Institutional or Personal Member\n$40\n$15\n\n\nNon-Member \n$50\n$20\n\n\n\nQuestions? - email ila@ila.org\nStatement of Appropriate Conduct - All participants are expected to observe the rules and behavior s described in the Statement of Appropriate Conduct in all conference venu es.\nCancellation Policy:\nIf registered for all 3 events\, cancellation m ust be received in writing by Monday\, February 27. If registered for only 1 or 2 events\, cancellation must be made 5 business days prior to the st art of the event you wish to cancel. \;Please e-mail your cancellation request to \;ila@ila.org. \;Cancellations received in time will g et \;a refund and are subject to $5 processing fee. \;Please note that these events will be recorded and recordings will be shared only with those registered for the event.\n \; \;\nWorkshop Information\nLi brary Buildings - Planning for the Future\nRick McCarthy and Scott Delano will discuss visioning\, public sessions\, design lite\, and facility asse ssments - all leading up to generating the information that a board and li brary administrators need to plan for the future and keep up with changes in the world of libraries.\nDate: Saturday\, March 4\, 10:00 am - NoonSpea ker: Rick McCarthy and Scott Delano\, StudioGCModerator: ILA Trustee Forum Board Member\nLibrary Finance for Trustees\nPart of a board’\;s resp onsibility is understanding how to best protect the library’\;s money . Join Kelly Zabinski of Zabinski Consulting Services\, Inc for an informa tive presentation on library finances. As a certified public accountant\, Kelly will share perspective and insights into topics including fund alloc ations and how these funds relate back to the library budget. Kelly will a lso help shed light on annual financial statements and the differences bet ween cash\, accrual and modified accrual accounting practices.\nDate: Satu rday\, April 1\, 10:00 am - NoonSpeakers: Kelly Zabinski\, Zabinski Consul ting Services\, INCModerator: ILA Trustee Forum Board Member\nA Meeting of the Kleintown Public Library: A Look Inside How to Run an Efficient and E ffective Library Board Meeting\nThis program will look inside the inner wo rkings of a library board meeting\, through a mock meeting presented by at torneys from Klein\, Thorpe &\; Jenkins and fellow ILA members. The mee ting topics will include issues related to Robert’\;s Rules of Proced ure\, the Open Meetings Act\, the Freedom of Information Act\, election is sues\, patron issues\, and other fun and exciting topics faced by library boards on a regular basis. Come learn about the common issues faced by lib rary boards while enjoying this fun and lighthearted presentation put on b y the library law experts at KTJ.\nDate: Saturday\, May 13\, 10:00 am - No onSpeaker: Carmen Forte Jr. Klein\, Thorpe &\; JenkinsModerator: ILA Tr ustee Forum Board Member\n \;\nSpeaker Bios\nRick McCarthy\, StudioGC\ , \;has devoted his architectural career to the design of library faci lities and leads StudioGC’\;s Library Team. He is the author of ̶ 0\;Designing Better Libraries”\; and “\;Managing Your Library Co nstruction Project”\; and has spoken about the art and science of lib rary design at meetings of the Public Library Association\, the American L ibrary Association\, and many local library associations. Under his leader ship as President of the Board of Trustees of Gail Borden Library\, Gail B orden won the Institute of Museum and Library Services medal that is award ed to the five best libraries in North America. Rick also sat on the Const ruction Grant Committee of the Illinois State Library and served on the Il linois Library Association Executive Board and was appointed by the Govern or to represent Illinois libraries on the Illinois Local Government Consol idation Commission.\nAs Design Principal\, Scott Delano provides the highe st level of design leadership within the \;StudioGC practice\, ensurin g exceptional client experiences in the development and delivery of creati ve design solutions. \; Pulling from his 25+ years of industry experie nce focused on planning\, architecture and interiors\, he actively collabo rates with clients\, while leading the design process. Scott also brings a unique valuable perspective to our library projects as a Library Trustee at River Forest Public Library starting in April of 2023.\nKelly Zabinski\ , Zabinski Consulting Services\, INC\, is a licensed CPA in good standing with the State of Illinois. She has over 20 years of extensive experience in the accounting\, auditing\, and financial consulting field\, specifical ly to local government entities. She has worked as both a municipal audito r with large public accounting firms and as a Finance professional for a l ocal municipality. Kelly serves on several committees with the Illinois Go vernment Financial Officers Association and the Illinois CPA Society\, and is a well-respected public speaker and instructor. Kelly completed her un dergraduate studies in Accounting and holds an MBA in Finance from DePaul University in Chicago\, Illinois.\nCarmen Forte Jr. is a partner at the lo cal government law firm of Klein\, Thorpe &\; Jenkins\, Ltd. He counsel s Illinois municipalities\, school districts\, libraries\, special distric ts and corporate and non-profit clients. He regularly litigates in state a nd federal courts and various administrative venues for clients in a range of matters. He works with our clients to negotiate and manage several dev elopment agreements\, helping to bring significant residential and commerc ial development to their communities. He prosecutes for the firm’\;s numerous municipal clients in the areas of DUI and traffic offenses\, loca l ordinance violations and business\, tobacco and liquor licensing matters . He also defends the firm’\;s clients in workers’\; compensatio n claims and disability pension matters. Carmen previously served as a tru stee of the Village of Elmwood Park Library Board. During his tenure on th e Board\, he held the positions of President and Vice President and also c haired several committees. Most of his current library time is spent brows ing the extensive collection of early reader books at the St. Charles Publ ic Library with his two young children. DTEND:20230304T120000 DTSTAMP:20260527T082521 DTSTART:20230304T100000 LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Library Trustee Forum March Workshop UID:40cac05b-8a61-4308-9735-59c07eb2a2da END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR