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Friends of the Library booksale by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/rcpl/">Rapid City Public Library</a> Does your library have a Friends of the Library group? Are you interested in starting one? The resources in this section describe some best practices and suggestions for a successful partnership.

(photo: Friends of the Library 2008 booksale at Rapid City Public Library)

Guide to Friends of the Library Resources

Get started with Friends

FOLUSA Fact Sheet: How to Organize a Friends Group
Libraries Need Friends: A Toolkit to Create (or Revitalize) Friends Groups
Make New Friends: links to key FOLUSA (Friends of Libraries U.S.A) resources and more

What Friends can do for you

Working Together: a description of the responsibilities of the library's Director, Board of Trustees, and Friends
Having others do public outreach on behalf of the library (discussion)
New spin to annual Christmas party (discussion)
Demonstration for a FOL website (discussion)

Friends around the country

Join the discussions about activities in Friends groups. Learn how other libraries are making the most of these great supporters and share your success stories.

Visit the Documents and Discussions tabs for the full selection of resources on this topic.