This workshop's primary benefit is to small and medium-sized Indiana public libraries that do not have full-time bookkeepers or accountants. The course’s main focus is on basic accounting principles and transaction recording. The purpose of the course is to provide guidance to directors and library trustees and library staff in understanding State Board of Accounts accounting requirements as outlined in the manual http://www.in.gov/sboa/4450.htm:

You can view the manual online by clicking on one of the Chapters below:

• Table of Contents (2017)
• Chapter 1 - Prescribed Forms, Taxes, General Information, Local Policies, and Deposits and Investments (2017)
• Chapter 2 - Library Board of Trustees (2013)
• Chapter 3 - Budgets and Appropriations (2013)
• Chapter 4 - Financial Accounting and Record Keeping Procedures (2013)
• Appendix (2013)

 Also the aim is to ensure financial integrity of library operations. The lessons will guide individuals who are responsible for the recording and processing of financial data.