Event:

Pre-Conference Session

This session will allow attendees to learn about the emerging legal and operational issues facing libraries in Montana. Library leaders will learn about recent legislation and court decisions affecting libraries, Montana open meeting and public records laws, and the authority of library and school boards to adopt sound and effective library policies to ensure compliance with laws. Attendees will also learn about MLA's new Montana Library Assistance helpline program.

Kris Goss is the Director of Library Learning Hub at Helena College - University of Montana. Kris also serves as an attorney and currently works with the firm of Jackson, Murdo, & Grant, P.C. in Helena. Kris previously worked with the Montana School Boards Association and served as a law clerk in the chambers of the Honorable Sam E. Haddon in the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Prior to law school, Kris worked as the Governor’s K-12 Education Policy Advisor and Deputy Communications Director in the administration of Governor Judy Martz.

Kris earned a law degree from the University of Montana School of Law, a Master of Arts in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin, and a Bachelor of Arts from Carroll College. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Trust for Montana Libraries Board of Directors and serves on the Montana Library Association Intellectual Freedom and Government Affairs Committees.