Friends Group Memberships
If you are thinking about starting a Friends group, or are involved in a current Friends group, this is the membership for you.
Designed to provide in-depth resources to help your group, this type of membership will provide you with four in-depth toolkits, opportunities to apply for more than $6,000 in grants and awards, special offers from corporate sponsors, and much more including:
- Toolkit 1: Starting a New Friends Group, or Revitalizing the Group You Have
- Toolkit 2: School Media Center Friends Groups: A Prescription for Success
- Toolkit 3: Friends and Libraries: Working Effectively Together
- Toolkit 4: Incorporating and Tax Exempting Procedures for Friends
- Sample Operating Agreement between a Library and Friends Group
- Model Friends' Cooperative Network: A convenient chart showing the roles of the players in the Eternal Triangle of the library world -- Librarians, Trustees, and Friends.
- Good Ideas from the Network: A searchable database of ideas, tips, and stories from Friends and libraries around the country.
- Notable Quotables: A searcheable database of quotes about libraries, book, and reading for use in your newsletter, on your website, and in other promotions.
- Public Service Announcements: Sample PSA's that your group can use as a model for creating your own.
- Special Offers for Friends: Discounts and fundraising opportunities designed especially for Friends and libraries.
- Grants and Awards
- and much more!
Friends Group Membership Rates
- Small Friends Group (up to 99 members): $40 per year
- Medium Friends Group (100-499 members): $65 per year
- Large Friends Group (500+ members): $100 per year
Keep Your Board Informed
Share a wealth of ideas and information with your entire Friends board. As a Friends Group member you may purchase up to four (4) additional newsletter subscriptions for your Friends board members at the rate of $20 per subscription per year. Subscribers are not eligible for awards, prizes, access to the Friends Zone, or special "Members Only" offers. Additional newsletter subscriptions for larger boards are available upon request.
NOTE: Associate memberships for Friends groups are no longer available. Each branch Friends group may join at the applicable rate based on the size of the group.
