The Good, The Great, And The Unfriendly: A Librarian's Guide To Working With Friends Groups
by Sally Gardner Reed /
2017 / English / PDF
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Executive Director of United for Libraries and former Executive
Director of Friends of Libraries U.S.A., Reed has decades of
experience liaising between Friends groups and the libraries that
they support, serve, and (sometimes) exasperate. Her new book cuts
to chase of building and maintaining these important relationships,
showing not only how to effectively harness Friends' goodwill and
enthusiasm but also sharing tactful techniques for steering an
ineffective or unfriendly group down the right path. Her pragmatic
approach will resonate with public and academic library directors,
volunteer coordinators, and other library staff who work with
Friends. Written with knowing humor and focused on getting positive
results, this book
Executive Director of United for Libraries and former Executive
Director of Friends of Libraries U.S.A., Reed has decades of
experience liaising between Friends groups and the libraries that
they support, serve, and (sometimes) exasperate. Her new book cuts
to chase of building and maintaining these important relationships,
showing not only how to effectively harness Friends' goodwill and
enthusiasm but also sharing tactful techniques for steering an
ineffective or unfriendly group down the right path. Her pragmatic
approach will resonate with public and academic library directors,
volunteer coordinators, and other library staff who work with
Friends. Written with knowing humor and focused on getting positive
results, this bookprovides guidance for developing a Friends group for public
and academic libraries;
provides guidance for developing a Friends group for public
and academic libraries;explains how to merge a Friends group with a foundation;
explains how to merge a Friends group with a foundation;gives pointers on encouraging Friends to attract new and
active members, working with the Friends board to develop
leadership skills, and other crucial partnership strategies;
gives pointers on encouraging Friends to attract new and
active members, working with the Friends board to develop
leadership skills, and other crucial partnership strategies;addresses the sticky situation of "unfriendly" Friends, with
sage advice on handling Friends who seem unmotivated when it
comes to fundraising or advocacy, are uncommunicative, overstep
their bounds, and other difficult issues; and
addresses the sticky situation of "unfriendly" Friends, with
sage advice on handling Friends who seem unmotivated when it
comes to fundraising or advocacy, are uncommunicative, overstep
their bounds, and other difficult issues; andshares fundraising, advocacy, programs, and membership
development best practices from Friends groups across the
country.
shares fundraising, advocacy, programs, and membership
development best practices from Friends groups across the
country.Tailored specifically to librarians' point of view, this book
will inform and empower libraries to work effectively with Friends
groups for greater fundraising, engagement, and advocacy outcomes.
Tailored specifically to librarians' point of view, this book
will inform and empower libraries to work effectively with Friends
groups for greater fundraising, engagement, and advocacy outcomes.
