FLS Friends Toolbox and Resource Pages
FLS Toolbox
FLS Toolkit to Start a Friends of the Library Group
FLS Toolkit for Writing Winning Grant Proposals
FLS Resource Pages
Resources for Friends Groups Supporting Small and Rural Libraries
Resources for Library System Friends Councils - coming soon
FLS Toolkit to Start a Friends of the Library Group
Scope of this Toolkit
Included here are links to the resources used in the FLS workshop, “Getting Started: Creating and Supporting a Friends Group for Your Library.” Additional materials have been developed for FLS professional development offerings (i.e., webinars, presentations at the NYLA Annual Conference) or in conjunction with FLS research projects (e.g., “Resources for Friends Groups Supporting Small and Rural Libraries.”) The bulk of these materials are posted on the FLS webpage: www.nyla.org/friends.
FLS Toolkit to Start a Friends of the Library Group (PDF)
FLS Toolkit for Writing Winning Grant Proposals
Scope of this Toolkit
This toolkit was developed to support the FLS three-hour pre-conference workshop, Writing Winning Grant Proposals for Library Programming, presented on November 1, 2023, at the NYLA Library Association Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. The text and annotated lists of compiled resources were written by Lisa C. Wemett, MSLS, FLS Coordinator for Professional Development, and Erica Freudenberger, MLIS, Outreach, Engagement & Marketing Consultant, Southern Adirondack Library System. Emphasis is placed on basic grant writing skills and less-complex applications and projects that are scalable for small- and mid-sized libraries. State and Federal grants or those from national foundations were excluded from this presentation.
For additional materials on this topic and handouts referenced in this toolkit, please see the entry for the NYLA 2023 Annual Conference & Trade Show posted under Friends of Libraries Section Events.
FLS Toolkit for Writing Winning Grant Proposals (PDF)
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