FLS By-laws and Leadership Manual

FLS By-laws

The original By-laws of the NYLA Friends of Libraries Section were adopted on March 30, 2015.
The By-laws were amended by vote of the NYLA Friends of Libraries Section membership and are in effect as of June 16, 2022.
Click here for a PDF of the 2022 FLS By-laws.

FLS Online Leadership Manual

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FLS Commitment to Diversity

FLS Commitment to Diversity
Adopted by the FLS Board on March 25, 2021

FLS Long-Range Plan

FLS Long-Range Plan 2021 - 2023
Executive Summary LRP 21-23

FLS Long-Range Plan 2018 - 2020

Section Information and Finances

Roster of FLS Executive Board
FLS Mission Statement
FLS By-Laws 2022
FLS Calendar, includingf FLS Board Meeting dates
FLS Newsletter Production Calendar
FLS Budget – Current Fiscal Year

History and Archives: Empire Friends Roundtable and Friends of Libraries Section

History and Achievements of the Empire Friends Roundtable (1992 – 2007)
EFR/FLS Presidents, 1992 to date
FLS/EFR Conference Program Offerings 1993-2017
Conference Program Offerings FLS Archive 2016 to date
Friends Day Statistics 2016-2022
FLS By-Laws 2015 - replaced by Amended By-laws, 2022. See above.
FLS Annual Report 2015
FLS Annual Report 2016
FLS Annual Report 2017

Position Descriptions for FLS Officers, Coordinators, and NYLA Committee Representatives

All volunteers in an elected or appointed position should submit an end-of-year transition statement (form provided by the FLS President).

FLS Officers

President
Vice President/President-Elect
Second Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Immediate Past President
Member At Large
President Emeritus

FLS Coordinators and Volunteer Positions

FLS Daniel W. Casey Library Advocacy Award Coordinator
FLS Scholarship Award Coordinator
Marketing Coordinator
Newsletter Editor
FLS Coordinator for National Friends of Libraries Week
Reader for FLS Award
Web Liaison

Representatives to NYLA Committees

NYLA Communications Committee Representative Job Description
NYLA Continuing Education Committee Representative Job Description
NYLA Intellectual Freedom Committee Representative Job Description
NYLA Legislative Committee Representative

FLS Randall Enos Conference Scholarship
FLS Randall Enos Conference Scholarship Application Packet PDF
FLS Randall Enos Conference Scholarship Application Packet DOCX
Donate to the FLS Randall Enos Conference Scholarship Fund online (scroll down the page to the FLS fund)

FLS Tribute Fund Flyer and Form

Minutes and Newsletters

FLS Annual Membership Meeting Minutes
FLS Executive Board Meeting Minutes (must be authorized to view this material)
FLS Newsletters, Friends News and Notes

NYLA Forms and Documents

NYLA Reimbursement Request Form Fillable PDF
NYLA Forms Depot (find useful forms here for NYLA members)

Website Links and Publications useful to FLS Board
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NYS Public Libraries (Find your public library feature)
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/libs/publibs/

Institute of Museum and Library Services
https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-united-states-survey

NYS Public Library Systems brochure with map and phone numbers (2016; PDF brochure from Division of Library Development)

New York State’s Reference and Research Library Resources Councils and the Empire State Library Network (ESLN) brochure (2016; PDF from Division of Library Development)

FLS Executive Board Meetings and Archives (must be authorized to view this material)

Inside FLS