RESOURCES
| This page contains information gleaned from a variety of sources such as FOLUSA and ALA publications which FOSCL is passing along to its members and other interested parties. The information describes ways in which libraries and their associated Friends groups can attract members & donations, and can develop projects which can generate income, all of which will enable the group grow and prosper. |
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101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends | |
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This title includes more than 100 simple, innovative, and test-marketed ideas collected from Friends groups around the country. |
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Making Our Voices Heard: Citizens Speak Out for Libraries | |
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This title is a step-by-step guide on CD-ROM with accompanying workbook that will show you how to plan for advocacy and implement a campaign. | |
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Getting Grants in Your Community | |
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This title is a step-by-step guide that shows you how to find and apply for grants in your community. The accompanying CD-ROM includes sample grants, templates, and cover letters. It contains everythi;ng that you need in one complete toolkit to start bringing local grant money into your library ! |
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| BOOKS CAN BE ORDERED . . . from FOLUSA at: http://www.folusa.org/html/GreatIdeasBook.html or (800) 936-5872 or from your local bookseller. |
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Selling Books Online | |
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More and more Friends groups are selling some of their book sale donations online, in order to find a larger audience for their specialized items and to increase their income. At the URL immediately below, you will find a list of some of the many Friends that are selling books and other donated items on the Web. When you purchase from a Friends group, you know that the income will benefit a library : http://www.folusa.org/html/onlinesellers.html . Perhaps YOUR group can do this as well !
(from Dr. Curtis Rogers -- SC State Library 07/21/05)
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Your Members Save BIG on Magazines While Your Group Earns 40% Profit | |
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Are you looking for an easy fundraiser with a big profit ? Look no further than the new member benefit for FOLUSA Friends Group and Library members. Your members, library patrons, and library supporters can save on their magazine subscriptions while your group or library earns a percentage of each subscription. Click here for more information.
(FOLUSA newsletter -- December 2004) |
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SHOP FOR THE LIBRARY -- Shop Online & Benefit Your Library | |
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When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping ! That's the attitude of the folks behind SHOP FOR THE LIBRARY, an e-commerce venture that has opened an Internet shopping mall as a way to help libraries and Friends raise additional funds.
Click here for more information.
(FOLUSA newsletter -- April 2005) |
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How Your Library Friends Group Can Effortlessly Raise $$$ -- Year After Year | |
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Every year businesses buy millions of dollars of holiday greeting cards as part of their annual marketing programs. American Sales Club (ASC) is offering Library Friends groups an opportunity to raise thousands of dollars for their libraries while gaining exposure to their business community. Click here for more information.
(FOLUSA newsletter -- April 2005) |
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SMALL & RURAL LIBRARIES: Children's Book Grants Available !! | |
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The Libri Foundation (http://www.librifoundation.org/) accepts applications for its BOOKS FOR CHILDREN grants. The Libri Foundation is a nationwide, non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover books to small, rural public libraries. Since October 1990, the Foundation has donated over $2,300,000 worth of new children's books to more than 2,000 libraries in 48 states. Click here for more information.
(FOLUSA newsletter -- April 2005) |
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Getting Grants in Your Community | |
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There are many national granting agencies that give millions of dollars a year to worthy organizations. If you are extremely talented, have a unique and far-reaching program, and a track record in implementing national grants, you may well be able to successfully apply for an win these grants. If, however, you are looking to raise money for an important project that will have a positive impact on your home town, you will probably have the best of luck going after local support. Click here for more information.
(FOLUSA newsletter -- April 2005) |
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Postal Book Fairies | |
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Thousands of undeliverable mail-ordered books destined for the dump have found a home on cash-strapped Virginia library shelves thanks to the Norfolk regional post office. In a single day, the post office receives up to 500 misaddressed or refused books. According to Collection Development Manager Randy Miller, Norfolk Public Library receives about 450 of these titles monthly. And Virginia Beach Public Library has used some 900 of the 5,500 books -- valued at more than $12,000 -- picked up since last spring, said Collection Management librarian Toni Lohman. (Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, January 27, 2005) |
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Friends Do Strategic Planning | |
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The Friends of the Tucson-Pima Public Library recently completed a 2-year planning effort which resulted in the adoption of a 2004-2007 Strategic Plan for the Friends. The Strategic Plan outlines the priorities that the Board will focus on in the coming years to grow the organization. The plan has 6 strategic goals, and each goal has numerous action items, or tasks, that define how the goals will be achieved. Click here for more information. (FOLUSA newsletter -- June 2005) |
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Good Ideas from Nuts & Bolts | |
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At the 2005 midwinter meeting of the American Library Association, Friends from around the country gathered to share some great ideas. FOLUSA wishes to pass along some of these ideas for advocacy and increasing membership in your group. Click here for more information. (FOLUSA newsletter -- April 2005) |
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