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Being a Friend Presented by: Lenora “Nonie” Price President, Friends of South Carolina Libraries and Dr. Curtis R. Rogers Director, Statewide Library Services South Carolina State Library

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Tips for Library Friends Groups.

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Page 1: Being A Friend

Being a Friend

Presented by:

Lenora “Nonie” PricePresident, Friends of South Carolina LibrariesandDr. Curtis R. RogersDirector, Statewide Library ServicesSouth Carolina State Library

Page 2: Being A Friend

Agenda Introductions Handouts FOSCL – Friends of South Carolina

Libraries Being Best Friends Video – Friends in Action

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Handouts A Working Sourcebook for Friends Groups

FOLUSA (Friends of Libraries USA) Fact Sheets• http://www.folusa.org/html/factsheets.html

Sample By-Laws Working with Finances Program Planning Tips Additional Resources

SC Literary Map (as example)

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What is FOSCL? To help foster, create, and support local friends

of the library groups, and to provide a means for these groups to work together for the betterment of library service in South Carolina.

To serve as a resource for local friends groups. To promote wider knowledge and use of libraries

as cultural and information centers for individuals and groups.

To support improved library education in South Carolina.

To support the Library Bill of Rights.

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FOSCL web site

www.foscl.org

Find many online resources for your friends group

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FOSCLPromotional Materials

Newsletter Listserv (see separate

handout) Bookmarks “Be a Friend” Brochure

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FOLUSA web site resources About FOLUSA: Awards and Winners FOLUSA on the Road: Even

ts Calendar

Resources for Friends: FOLUSA's Partners Books for Babies - Now Av

ailable in Spanish!

Literary Landmarks State Friends Groups FOLUSA's Listservs -- Frien

d to Friend Discussions

Fact Sheets Friends Selling Books Onli

ne

FOR MEMBERS ONLY: The Friends Zone

Idea Bank: Good Ideas from the

Network Book Sales Fundraising Junior Friends Programs and Projects

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Video – 30 minutes Friends in Action. Summary: In an interview

format between the executive director of Friends of Libraries USA, Sandy Dolnick, and Peter Blum, a former FOLUSA Board member, they discuss some of the hundreds of ways Friends groups can help enrich the services of their libraries. But they highlight the four main activities that Friends groups can support: volunteerism, fundraising, programming and public relations/advocacy.

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Thank you

Please feel free to contact us should you have any further questions.

Nonie Price

USC School of Library and Information Science

[email protected]

Dr. Curtis Rogers

SC State Library

[email protected]