United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries Awards for Innovation sponsored by Baker & Taylor through Sept. 30. These awards recognize Friends groups and library Foundations for outstanding efforts to support their library. Three groups will…
Category: Friends of the Library
Beth Cottingham President of the Friends of the Spicewood (Texas) Community Library, receives United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks
Beth Cottingham, President of the Friends of the Spicewood (Texas) Community Library, was the 2022 recipient United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks. She received free registration to the ALA Annual Conference and $1000 for travel expenses.…
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:…
Applications for the United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks due May 27
Applications for the United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks are due May 27. Apply now. The United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant provides free registration to the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., June 23-28,…
New resources on fighting censorship for Friends of the Library groups and library Trustees/boards
With the rise in book challenges and censorship, how can Boards of Trustees and Friends of the Library groups support intellectual freedom in libraries? The United for Libraries Intellectual Freedom Task Force has developed two new resource guides – Challenges…
‘Friends of the Library & Book Sales: Branch Sales, Online Stores, and More’ focus of United for Libraries Learning Live on June 14
United for Libraries’ Learning Live program for June, “Friends of the Library & Book Sales: Branch Sales, Online Stores, and More” will be held Tuesday, June 14, at 2 p.m. Eastern, Register here. Join staff with the Friends of Montgomery…
Friends of Maxwell Memorial Library and Friends of the Lewis County Public Library win National Friends of Libraries Week Awards
Congratulations to the Friends of Maxwell Memorial Library (Camillus, N.Y.) and the Friends of the Lewis County Public Library (Hohenwald, Tenn.)! These two groups are winners of United for Libraries’ National Friends of Libraries Week Awards for 2021. Each group…
Applications for John Cotton Dana Awards due April 1
Friends of the Library groups are among those eligible to apply for the John Cotton Dana Award, one of the most prestigious awards given to libraries The John Cotton Dana Award honors outstanding library public relations. Up to eight $10,000…