101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends,9781555704995

101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends

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ISBN13: 9781555704995
ISBN10: 1555704999
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-04-01
Publisher(s): Neal Schuman Pub
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Author Biography

Beth Nawalinski is the marketing and public relations coordinator of friends of Libraries U.S.A.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
ix
Preface xiii
Raising Money for Your Library: The Book Sale and Beyond
1(52)
Secondhand Prose Used Bookshop
2(2)
Online Book Sales
4(1)
Kids' Book Sale
5(2)
Silent Auction Book Sale
7(1)
Make Your Mark Campaign
8(1)
Book Memorial
9(1)
Birthday Books
10(1)
Community Bookcase
11(2)
Leaving Legacies
13(2)
Memorial Cards
15(1)
Joining Together in Laughter and Love
16(4)
Murder on the Mississippi
20(4)
Literary Baskets
24(1)
A Tisket, A Tasket: A Literary Basket
25(3)
Treasured Recipes Cookbook
28(1)
Cow Pie Bingo
29(2)
Giving Tree
31(1)
Radiothon Fund-raiser
32(1)
Bookin' It on the Monon
33(2)
Read, Write, and Blue Motorcycle Raffle
35(2)
Strawberry Festival and Book Fair
37(1)
WWII Vintage Gala
38(2)
Rebirth of a Library
40(1)
Hearts & Arts
41(3)
Bookie Cookie
44(3)
Friends Shopping Night
47(1)
Wreath Festival
47(2)
Lights of Love
49(4)
On the Radar Screen: Creating Programs and High Profile for Your Library
53(50)
Celebrating Community in Uncertain Times
54(1)
New York Art and Memorabilia Show
55(2)
History Alive Chautauqua!
57(1)
Support Your Local Library Wild West Weekend
58(4)
Award for Literary Excellence
62(1)
Book Cart Drill Team
63(1)
Library Arts Program
64(3)
Recycle-a-Book
67(2)
Library Grand Reopening Friends Festival
69(2)
Twentieth Anniversary Celebration: Author Event
71(3)
Celebrating the ``Big 5-0''
74(2)
One Hundredth Anniversary Coupon
76(1)
Tips for Booking an Author
77(1)
Literary Landmarks™
78(2)
Books for Babies
80(2)
Raising Readers
82(1)
Reading Marathon
83(4)
Teen2Teen
87(1)
Youth Writing Contest
88(4)
Library Use Survey
92(3)
Selby Library Friends Newsletter
95(3)
Open Hearth Cafe
98(1)
Library Buddy Program
99(1)
Library Lovers' Month @ your library®
99(4)
Making a Real Difference: Effective Library Advocacy
103(38)
From Heartbreak to Triumph!
104(4)
No Time for Cuts!
108(4)
Say Yes to Libraries
112(2)
1% for Libraries
114(4)
Campaign for a Capital Project Fund
118(1)
Steps to the Future
119(6)
Creating and Using an E-mail Database of Library Friends and Supporters
125(1)
``Please Save Our Libraries''
126(4)
BYOB
130(3)
Project Alert
133(2)
Lobbying Dos and Don'ts
135(1)
Legislative Tips
136(2)
Lobbying Tips, Making Your Fifteen Minutes Count!
138(1)
Bridge, Hook, and Flag
139(2)
Creating, Growing, and Re-Energizing Friends Groups
141(36)
Libraries Need Friends: Creating Friends Groups and Revitalizing the One You Have
142(16)
Chocolate Orgy Membership Celebration
158(3)
Quilt Raffle
161(1)
Catch Em in the Library
162(2)
The Membership Drive
164(1)
Gold Card Campaign
165(3)
Ask a Friend to Be a Friend
168(1)
Recruitment on the Web
169(2)
Membership Letter and Brochure Examples
171(3)
Rev Up Your Membership Drive
174(3)
Organizational Effectiveness for Friends Groups
177(40)
I Thought That Was My Job
179(4)
Orientation for Friends Executive Committee Members
183(2)
Duties of Officers, Friends of the Lucy Robbins Welles Library, Newington, CT
185(2)
Duties of Officers, Friends of the Wilkes County, NC Library
187(1)
Conflict of Interest Policy, Friends of Washoe County, NV, Library
187(3)
Bylaws, Friends of the Sterling C. Evans Library, Texas A&M University, College Station
190(6)
Bylaws, Friends of the Helen M. Plum Memorial Library, Lombard, IL
196(6)
Bylaws, Friends of the Jacksonville, FL, University Library
202(5)
Mission Statements
207(4)
Friends of the Sterling C. Evans Libraries, Texas A&M University
207(1)
Friends of the Belleville Public Library and Information Center, Belleville, NJ
207(1)
Statement of Purpose, Friends of the Jacksonville, FL, University Library
207(1)
Friends of the Lucy Robbins Welles Library, Newington, CT
208(1)
Statement of Purpose, Friends of the Greenwood County, SC, Library
209(1)
Friends of the St. Paul, MN, Public Library
209(1)
Library Friends of Payson, AZ
210(1)
Friends of the Carmel Clay, CA, Public Library
210(1)
Friends of the River Vale, NJ, Library
210(1)
Friends of the Virginia Beach, VA, Public Library
210(1)
Tax-exempt Status for Friends Organizations, Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries
211(2)
Tax Exemption Information, Checklist for Applying for Group Tax Exemption, Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries
213(4)
Love Those Logos
217(6)
List of Contributors 223(2)
Index 225(4)
About the Authors 229

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