FOML Grant
The Friends of Michigan Libraries awards up to two grants annually to help a new or reorganizing Friends group in their efforts to support, enhance and showcase their local library. Each grant provides up to $400 to be used for their initial membership drive or a similar promotional activity, i.e., membership brochure/infivation, initial mailing costs, organizational meeting, etc.).
Grant Applications received by March 31st and September 30th of each year will be considered for a grant award at the first FOML Board meeting following those dates.
The grant form has been designed for you to complete within Adobe Reader on your computer, then print it off. Be sure to print an additional copy for your records and send the other copy to the address listed on the form. Please note you cannot save information that you input to the application for use if you are using Adobe Reader.
To the right is a picture of a banner bought with the grant to the Friends of the Grand Lake Branch of the Presque Isle District Library.
To sign up please send your application to:
FOML
c/o Betty Newton
31272 Kendall Street
Livonia, MI 48154-4357
Click here for the FOML Grant application.
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Three Friends Groups Receive FOML Grants
FOML offers grants of up to $400 to Friends groups whose applications meet the necessary criteria and the deadline requirement. The grants are intended to help new or revived Friends organizations in their efforts to become more effective. This typically includes developing materials that explain who the Friends are and what they do. In the past, FOML grants have enabled deserving Friends groups to design and print brochures, create new logos, and purchase banners to display at Friends events.
Awarded grants of $250 each in the spring of 2008 were Friends groups from Portland, Coe Township (near Mt. Pleasant), and Surrey Township (near Clare).
In Portland, the Friends of the Portland District Library are in the process of reforming after twenty years of inactivity. They plan to use their grant money to purchase a vinyl banner and print brochures and bookmarks to make people aware of their group.
The Friends of the Coe Township Library want to devote their grant money to create and print promotional materials designed to entice more members of the community to join their organization.
Finally, the Surrey Township Friends of the Library, established in January 2008, will spend their grant money on purchasing a banner and sending out invitations to local residents to join the group.
Congratulations and good luck to all three recipients!
