Contact Josh Muse via email with your name and the name of your library to sign-up for the Vermont Trustees and Friends Listserv. The LibTRUSTFRIEND listserv is designed for library trustees, Friends of the Library and staff with interest in trustees and Friends issues.
Friends of the Library Organizations
- Friends of the Library Groups (updated 2016)
- Sample Friends Bylaws
- Sample Articles of Agreement between Friends and Trustees
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United for Libraries, American Libraries Association's division for trustees and friends
- Libraries Need Friends: A Toolkit to Create Friends Groups or to Revitalize the One You Have
- Organizational Tools for Friends Groups - Including sample bylaws, operating agreements, mission statements, and more
- ILoveLibraries.org - Information about becoming a Friends member, starting a Friends group, and projects to consider
- Working Together Chart
- The Ethical Dozen for Friends of the Library
Friends of the Library Related Niche Academy Resources
- Niche Academy: Beyond Book Sales: Practical Ideas for Raising Funds for Your Library
- Niche Academy: Building Collaboration on a Shoestring
- Niche Academy: Crowdfunding for Libraries: Technology Tips for Futuristic Fundraising
- Niche Academy: Foundation Directory Online
- Niche Academy: How to Influence Politicians for Library Funding
- Niche Academy: With Friends Like These: Pointing Your Friend's Group in the Right Direction
- Niche Academy: How to Start a Friends Group
Friends of the Library Professional Development Books
- Raising Funds with Friends Groups by Mark Youngblood Herring, 2004
- 101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends by Sally Gardner Reed, 2004
- Even More Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends by Sally Gardner Reed, 2008
- The Good, the Great, and the Unfriendly: A Librarian’s Guide to Working with Friends Groups by Sally Garner Reed, 2017
- The Library PR Handbook: High Impact Communications edited by Mark R. Gould, 2009
- Asking: A 59-minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers, and Staff Must Know to Secure the Gift by Jerold Panas, 2007
Friends of the Library Organizations Additional Information
- Attracting millennial membership
- Role of the Friends Board
- Expectations and management from Utah's New Director's Manual
- Vermont Library Association Friends and Trustees Section