The good, the great, and the unfriendly a librarian's guide to working with friends groups

A good Friends of the Library group shouldn't just raise money for your library. They should help your library reach out to under-served groups; provide programming that makes the library relevant to all; engage your community in an awareness of your services; and let you funders know that the...

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Main Author: Reed, Sally Gardner, 1953- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • How to start a friends group (and why you should!)
  • Engaging active new (and younger) friends!
  • Merging friends and foundations
  • Engaging your friends in advocacy
  • When friends go rogue
  • Ideas to steal : taking your friends from good to great!
  • Appendix A. Sample memorandum of understanding
  • Appendix B. Advocacy campaigns legal limits on spending for non-profits
  • Appendix C. Sponsorship and gift acceptance policy
  • Appendix D. Understanding roles chart
  • Appendix E. Guidelines for giving
  • Appendix F. Making the case for an academic friends of the library group
  • Appendix G. Library support for friends activities.