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The Going gets Tough-Start a Friends Group
Faced with a
potential budget cut which would equal her book budget, Lawrence
Public Library director decided it was time to start a Friends group.
She invited current FOML president and fellow public librarian,
John Clark to address the group at the initial meeting which was
attended by more than twenty enthusiastic patrons and members of
the Fairfield community.
In addition
to their annual book sale, Lou and her new friends group are looking
at creative ways to stretch and add to the library budget.
If your Friends group has an innovative idea for
supporting your library or enhancing existing revenue sources, the
FOML Executive Board would love to hear about them so we can share
them with other Maine groups.
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FOML Announces 2010 Grants in memory
of Edith Anderson.
Friends of Maine Libraries is offering two $1000 grants in memory
of Edith Anderson, a founder of FOML. Continuing our tradition
of supporting Maine libraries, the FOML Board has decided to offer
two larger grants for 2010. The intent is to provide funding to
libraries in order for them to continue offering critical services
or to expand programs to meet needs not currently being met for
which funds are not available.
Application requirements are simple: The applicant library
must be an institutional member of FOML and have not received
a FOML grant in the past three years. The application form is
available on the FOML website and can be requested as a .rtf attachment
from FOML president, John Clark (berek@tds.net). Grant applications
can be submitted beginning August 31st and must be received by
September 30th.
Friends of Maine Libraries are also offering five conference fee
scholarships with an accompanying travel stipend to attend the
Tri-District Conference at the Augusta Civic Center on Friday,
November 5th. Details of the event are copied below. Applicants
must be members of FOML. Scholarship applications can be submitted
via mail or email to John R. Clark at the email above or by mailing
to John R. Clark-FOML President, 16 Mill St., Hartland ME 04943.
Date: 11/5/2010 9 am to 3 pm.
The three library districts (CMLD, NMLD,& SMLD) of the Maine
Regional Library System are coming together for their fall meetings
at the Augusta Civic Center
The objectives of the session are: Build a consensus on the need
for advocacy, provide tools and ideas that work and develop ideas
for advocacy into an action plan.
Speakers will be New Jersey state Librarian Norma E. Blake, Peggy
Cadivan, Associate State Librarian for Innovation in New Jersey
and Ms. Mary Moyer, long time advocate for K-12 school libraries.
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