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    Nevada Library Association Handbook
    General Information

    Master Calendar

    December Budget request forms and instructions distributed to all officers

    All incoming officers and committee chairpersons submit budget requests to the Finance chairperson

    Finance Committee meets to prepare draft budget for January board meeting and distributes prior to January board meeting
    January Officers take office (except delegates)

    President meets with Library Planning Committee to set goals and priorities for the year

    President with the executive secretary sets date, place and agenda for January midwinter board of trustees meeting.

    The outgoing treasurer transfers bank books and assists incoming treasurer in change of authorized checkbook signatures

    Delinquent members notified that they are being dropped from the NLA mailing lists

    ALA delegate attends the ALA midwinter conference

    NLA board of trustees meeting

    Annual reports sent to Nevada Libraries editor for publication

    Minutes submitted to Nevada Libraries editor for publication

    Budget reviewed and approved
    February The treasurer submits NLA financial records to auditor for annual audit and preparation of income tax report

    Selected library journals informed of next NLA annual meeting

    Annual reports published in Nevada Libraries

    Government Relations Chairperson monitors Legislature, when in session

    Finance Committee distributes copy of approved budget to all officers and committee chairs
    March The treasurer submits quarterly financial report to board of trustees

    January-March issue of Nevada Libraries published
    April National Library Week

    President-elect works with President to select speaker and make arrangements to attend NLA/CLA dinner

    Board of trustees meeting minutes published in Nevada Libraries

    President works with Annual Convention chairperson to set convention place
    May MPLA delegate attends MPLA Executive board meeting

    The treasurer sets up records to receive convention exhibitor fees for upcoming NLA annual convention
    June Awards and call for nominations for NLA offices published in Nevada Libraries by the chairpersonsof these committees

    Awards chairperson at the same time sends each district chairperson the criteria for awards and asks that they submit nominations

    The treasurer submits quarterly financial report to board of trustees

    April-June issue of Nevada Libraries published
    July ALA delegate attends the ALA annual conference
    August Pre-conference information, membership form, proposed amendments to the bylaws and slate of candidates published in the Nevada Libraries

    President works with Executive Secretary to set agenda for membership meetings and board of trustee meetings to be held at annual conference

    Nominations for awards submitted by chairpersonsof committees must be submitted 45 days prior to conference

    The treasurer sets up records to receive convention registration fees (including luncheons, workshops, membership, etc.) for upcoming NLA annual convention

    Last chance to renew NLA membership for current year
    September The treasurer submits quarterly financial report to board of trustees

    Constituent groups notify executive secretary of results of elections

    July-September issue of Nevada Libraries published
    October NLA annual meeting and board of trustees meetings

    Districts elect members for nominating committee and announce their names at the annual conference

    Election committee chairperson receives slate of candidates from the nominating committee chairperson before the end of the annual meeting along with nomination consent forms

    The treasurer attends NLA annual convention and schedules time at the registration desk to assist with the collection of fees and to pay convention expenses

    Constituent groups sponsor programs

    President-elect presents slate of candidates to the board for approval

    Elections chairperson prepares and mails ballots
    November Elections Committee counts ballots and notifies executive secretary of results of election

    Election results are submitted for publication in the Nevada Libraries

    Executive secretary sends NLA handbook, bylaws and calendar to all in-coming officers

    Minutes of board meeting sent to Nevada Libraries for publication

    Executive secretary compiles and distributes a list of incoming officers

    Archivist requests all officers of NLA to deposit any records or documents no longer necessary to the archives

    President-elect attends NLA/CLA dinner
    December President-elect finalizes the slate of committee chairpersons for upcoming year as president

    Chairpersons appoint committees

    The treasurer submits NLA financial report to board of trustees

    Annual reports submitted to the executive secretary

    Certificate of board of trustees membership filed with Secretary of State

    Finance chairperson requests budgets from officers

    In-coming officers submit budget requests to finance chair

    President-elect works with finance chairperson to prepare draft budget

    Out-going officers submit annual reports to executive secretary

    Executive secretary forwards copies of annual reports to Nevada Libraries editor

    Out-going officers send dated documents to archivist

    October-December issue of Nevada Libraries published

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