Once Upon A Time
The First Friends Group in the United States
What is Glen Ellyn, Illinois?
Website resource for Friends, Trustees, & Foundations
What is United for Libraries?
This book is about ensuring your library's future in an uncertain world.
What is Sustainable Thinking by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich?
Role is to maintain a liasion to the Board of Trustees
Who is the Friends of the Library?
Form Friends group files with IRS if they have small annual reporting
What is 990-N E-Postcard?
Country to have the first Friends of the Library
What is France?
This book is a tool for trustees to translate their experiences and interests into strong results on behalf of their libraries.
What is The Complete Library Trustee Handbook?
Role is to prepare an annual budget for the library
Who is the Library Director?
What is 501(c)3 form?
Year first Friends group was created
What is 1913?
Website for non-profits to access free webinars for marketing, IT, and fundraising
What is Non-Profit Learning Lab?
This book is a guide to working with Friends Groups.
What is The Good, The Great, and the Unfriendly by Sally Gardner Reed?
Role is to promote the mission of the library within the community and to advocate for the library to legislators.
Who is Library Trustees?
This document is a written operating agreement between Friends and Library administration outlining respective roles and authority.
What is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)?
Created in 1979 to help develop more Friends groups around the country
What is Friends of Libraries U.S.A (FOLUSA)?
This book is a workbook used to recruit and retain younger generations for Library Boards, Friends Groups, and Foundations.
What is All Ages Welcome?
Role is to support the policies of the library as adopted by the library board
Who are the Friends of the Library?
This document outlines how a Friends group will be organized and governed.
What are Bylaws?
In 1922, Friends Groups were created in these 2 States
What is Illinois and New York?
Website that allows board to perform self-assessments to enable the Friend's leadership to identify gaps.
What is BoardSource?
This book is a resource for Friends to gain ideas.
What is 101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends by Sally Gardner Reed, Beth Nawalinski, & Alex Peterson?
Role is to participate in board and Friends meetings, as well as ensure there is a liaison from the board to the Friends and vice versa
Who is the Library Director?
This document is filed with the Secretary of State to create your non-profit corporation.
What is Articles of Incorporation?