Increasing Friends Membership and Volunteer Base L. B. Magahay.

Increasing Friends Membership and

Volunteer Base

L. B. Magahay

Where do we look fornew members ?

• Current Membership

• Library Users

• Community

Public relations

Each Friend is a public relations officer for your group.

Current Membership:

Utilize Members Involvement in Other Organizations

Utilize existing programs and events

You are cordially invited to attend aFriends Appreciation Valentine Tea

Thursday, February 14, 20082pm to 4pm

in the Meeting RoomLower Floor of the Library

“Have a Heart,Please bring a friend who is a library user”

R.S.V.P. By February 10th

Tel: Jane Doe 324-0276 E-mail: JDoe@nexicom.ca

Library Users

Genealogy, Family History and

Historical Societies

Book Marks

Genealogy/Family History and Historical Societies

Utilize Members involvement in other societies.

Book Marks

Book marks outlining the Friends activities and upcoming events are provided to all library departments for insertion in books being checked out.

Community

Membership Drive Celebrate your Library’s birthday Doors Open The Publicity Co-ordinator Brochures Posters

FRIENDSFRIENDSUUNNDDRRAAIISUCCSEFULLYSUCCSEFULLYIINNGG What Does it take to Sustain a Friends Group? OLA Super conference 2008

Sheila Durand, CEO North Perth Public Library sdurand@northperth.library.on.ca

What Does it take to Sustain a Friends Group? OLA Super conference 2008Sheila Durand, CEO North Perth Public Library sdurand@northperth.library.on.ca

North Perth Public Library

Monkton LibraryMonkton Library

Service 1899-2007Service 1899-2007

Listowel Carnegie Library 1907Listowel Carnegie Library 1907

Addition 2000Addition 2000

Atwood Library Atwood Library

Service 1893-2007Service 1893-2007 What Does it take to Sustain a Friends Group? OLA Super conference 2008Sheila Durand, CEO North Perth Public Library sdurand@northperth.library.on.ca

What are Friends for?To help raise funds to purchase equipment

and materials not available through the regular Library budget

To provide volunteer assistance at special program and community events

To promote knowledge of and interest in the functions, services and needs of the Library

To foster public support for the Library and its development

HELPING TO PROMOTE

ANDSUPPORT

YOUR PUBLIC

LIBRARY!

Effective Friends Groups

• Understand their roles and responsibilities

• Take their responsibility for accountability and auditing program effectiveness very seriously

• Demographics of your community and what they mean.

• Library’s role in the community.• Library’s relationship with local

government.• Contributions of other groups

within the community.• Local issues

Understand Your Community!

The Rules of Engagement: The New Governance OLBA-SOLS May 2004

• Participate in the Community

• Earn respect in the community

Atwood Library patrons participating in the Atwood 150 th Anniversary celebrations.

To Connect with Your Community

Develop Community Partnerships

Event Planning

The 5 W’s

WhyWhat Does it take to Sustain a Friends Group? OLA Super conference 2008Sheila Durand, CEO North Perth Public Library sdurand@northperth.library.on.ca

Marketing with Community Participation

S.M.A.R.T OBJECTIVES

SpecificMeasurableAchievableRelevantTimely

Friends of the North Perth Public Library

Putting On The Ritz Silent Auction Fundraiser

IN CONCLUSION

Develop Community Partnerships by

Understanding and Participating in your Community

Define the role of your Friends group

Use the 5 W’s and SMART principle

Develop your Marketing Strategies

FOR THE ONGOING SUCCES OF YOUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY GROUP!

FRIENDS

“THE VALUE OF ONE; THE POWER OF MANY ”

Information and graphics for this presentation utilized the following resources:

Friends of the North Perth Public Library

The Rules of Engagement: The New Governance

OLBA-SOLS May 2004

Simple Steps For Hosting A Successful Author Reading Wendy Morgan, Author and Public Services, Cobourg Public Library; Rhonda

Jessup, Public Service Manager, Whitby Public Library. Super Conference 2004

SUSTAINING AND GROWING FRIENDS

GROUPS

Val MarshallFriends of the Ajax Public

LibraryOLA 2008

1. BUILD ON A SOLID FOUNDATION

2. DEFINE THE ROLE OF FRIENDS

3. FUNDRAISING

4. STAFF SUPPORT

5. COMMUNICATION

6. DEALING WITH CHANGE

• Change of the CEO• New Board Members• Closure of Branches• Lack of Interest from Friends

7. APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDS

8. RESOURCES OF FRIENDS OF CANADIAN LIBRARIES

Increasing Friends Membership and Volunteer Base L. B. Magahay.

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