Post on 19-Jan-2016
Friends in Your Library
FoKL – Friends of Kansas Libraries
You've Got to Have Friends
What Is a Friends Group?
Library Friends groups are volunteer champions of the library.
What Is a Friends Group?
They work closely with the library’s staff.
They know their community’s needs.
They give valuable feedback from the community
What Is a Friends Group?
Friends plan activities with consent of the library board and the library director.
They do fund raising and assist with special events.
What Is a Friends Group?
Friends’ donations help to supplement existing library resources.
Working With Friends
• Trustees represent citizen control and governance of the library.
• Library Director represents the administration and management of the library.
• Friends of the Library represent citizen participation and assistance to the library.
Friends Working With …
Trustees
Library Director
Why Have a Friends Group ?
MONEY
Why Have a Friends Group ?
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Why Have a Friends Group?
ADVOCACY
Why Have a Friends Group?
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Why Have a Friends Group?
SERVICES
Friends of Kansas Libraries
FoKL web page
http://www.fokl.net
www.fokl.net
Recognition of Friends
Betty Cattrell, winner of Duane Johnson Library Leadership Award, 2010 with FoKL board member, Marion Renner, Haysville
National Friends Organization
ALTAFF = Citizens for Libraries
Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends, Foundations
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/altaff
National Friends Week
October 16-22, 2011 Ideas to share from ALTAFF
Sample proclamation Publicity materials Membership drive and other promotions http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/altaff/
events_conferences/folweek/friends.cfm
How Do Friends Help?
Raising money to purchase equipment and materials that aren't within the library's budget
Sponsoring informative programs to enlighten and entertain Representing the library in our community and county Volunteering to do special library tasks Acting as hosts for receptions and tours Keeping their representatives informed of the library's needs Providing a valuable pool of talent to assist the library in
offering more to the community
What Do Friends Receive?
The satisfaction of participating in the library's continuing growth and improvement
Special recognition as an informed, involved patron The opportunity to make an educational and
political impact The chance to work for community improvement
and to enhance our quality of lifeFrom the Friends of the Belleville Public Library, Belleville, Kansas
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