Friends of Libraries Section of the New York Library Association issue “Beyond Younger Volunteers: White Paper on What Rural Friends Groups Need to Thrive”

A white paper from the Friends of Libraries Section of the New York Library Association explores the needs of Friends organizations that assist small and rural libraries and provides recommendations to sustain these volunteer groups. The report, “Beyond Younger Volunteers:…

United for Libraries Learning Live on July 12 to focus on ‘Gift Acceptance Policies through a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lens’

United for Libraries’ Learning Live program for July, “Gift Acceptance Policies through a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lens,” will be held Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 2 p.m. Eastern, Register here. By their nature, gift acceptance policies can be exclusionary.…