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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.
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Friends in Your Library FoKL – Friends of Kansas Libraries
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 ? 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
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 21-27, 2012 • 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 life From the Friends of the Belleville Public Library, Belleville, Kansas
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