FOML Friends -Trustee Alliance Presents

"A Night of Networking" Forum

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Traverse Area District Library
Traverse City, MI

A Night of Networking

Synopsis: Friends and Trustees are invited to join members of the Friends of Michigan Libraries (FOML) Board for an information-and-dialogue forum. Information will be given on the newly-formed Friends-Trustee Alliance, the ongoing activities of FOML, and the role of Friends and Trustees as advocates for libraries. Time will be given to networking and sharing ideas about library projects, library fundraising, and library accomplishments.

6:00 p.m. Registration & Early-Bird Networking
(with opportunity to tour the library)
6:45 p.m.

Welcome
Charles D. Hanson, President, Friends of Michigan Libraries
Metta Lansdale, Director, Traverse Area District Library

6:55 p.m. You Gotta Have Heart (and a Balanced Checkbook): The Role of Trustees in Growing and Sustaining the Library
Shirley Bruursema, Trustee Representative, FOML Board
7:30 p.m. That's What Friends Are For: The Role of Friends in Growing and Sustaining the Library
Charles D. Hanson & the Cast of the FOML Board
8:00 p.m. Reception & Networking among Trustees and Friends
8:45 p.m. Adjournment

 

To register for the FOML Friends-Trustee Alliance Forum, click here to download the registration form. Complete the form and mail it to the address shown on the form.

 

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FOML President at ALA Advocacy Day, Washington DC, June 29, 2010