Friends, Trustees & Volunteers
Friends, Trustees and Volunteers are the powerhouses behind libraries. These groups frequently advocate on behalf of libraries and spend hours raising funds and volunteering their time to help make their local library a success. Find great resources on organizing a Friends group, offering training to trustees, recruiting volunteers, and best practices for working with these groups.
Self-paced courses and webinar recordings on this topic are freely available in the WebJunction Course Catalog.
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Engaged Planning: Ask What You Can Do For Your Rural Community
Webinar / Last Modified: 17 July 2018
A webinar presented in collaboration with ARSL outlining the steps of an engaged planning process, to align library capabilities with community needs and aspirations.
Engage Your Community when Planning for Change
News / Last Modified: 17 July 2018
Your role in your public library elevates you to a community leader and change agent. No matter your formal title or the size of your library, you have the opportunity to meet and evolve with your communities' changing needs. As a central learning an...
Building a Culture of Learning with Library Boards
Webinar / Last Modified: 24 May 2018
In this webinar, presented in collaboration with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries, find out how to cultivate a culture of learning with your library trustees.
Toward Tech Savvy Trustees
Webinar / Last Modified: 09 March 2018
This webinar, presented in collaboration with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries, explores strategies for building the digital literacy skills of your library trustees.
The Small Community Advantage in Library Fundraising
News / Last Modified: 05 July 2017
Through the WebJunction webinar, Beyond Book Sales: Practical Ideas for Raising Funds for Your Library, Sue Hall, Director of Library Strategies, reminds us that small libraries can benefit from the "small community advantage" where persona...
Recruiting and Training Volunteers for Library Advocacy
Webinar / Last Modified: 06 June 2017
This webinar presents a sustainable volunteer training and management model to apply when libraries have big dreams but lack the staffing required to pursue them.
Geek the Force: Recruiting and Using Volunteers for Library Advocacy
News / Last Modified: 24 May 2017
Like many libraries, Michigan's Herrick District Library found itself with a leaner staff facing more responsibilities in recent years. HDL staff members remained excited and optimistic about their work, and continued to dream mightily, but the libra...
Open to Possibilities: Recruiting and Training Volunteers for Library Advocacy
News / Last Modified: 24 May 2017
Do you have great ideas to advocate for your library? Maybe you have charted ways to raise awareness about your programs, but who will go out of the library and do the work? You have a wonderful but already over-stretched staff. Do you have a good te...
Working Together
Document / Last Modified: 15 May 2017
A description of the responsibilities of the library's Director, Board of Trustees, and Friends.
Guiding Ohio Online: Volunteer Technology Instructor Training
Document / Last Modified: 05 May 2017
Guiding Ohio Online is an AmeriCorps program that places members in rural Ohio libraries to deliver digital literacy training through computer classes, one-on-one computer assistance, outreach, and volunteer recruitment.
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