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MEMBERSHIP
Everybody who is either a member of a Friends of Library - organization,
a Business Sponsor, or just an active user of your local library, can
become a member of the MFOL and help to support libraries all over the
state.
WHY WE NEED YOU
We have several goals for the next months and years and need you to
join us to achieve them - every new member will help to strengthen our
position to advocate in behalf of Massachusetts libraries!
OUR GOALS ARE
- Double MFOL membership. Only little more than a third of
the state's public libraries are members. Strength lies in numbers.
MFOL needs your support and asks you to tell another Friends group
about MFOL. We welcome corporate, school and law libraries as well.
- Advocate for libraries at the state and local levels. We
will push to shake the state's legislative tree.
- Sponsor a Great Ideas Contest. MFOL wants to recognize and
honor creative ideas generated by its members. Details of our current
contest will be announced soon.
- Be more visible. MFOL will host more roundtables and co-sponsor,
along with MLBC (Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners), fundraising
workshops & other events. Directors and Trustees will be asked
to urge their Friends groups to join MFOL.
BENEFITS
- MFOL can help you to...
- find ways to raise more money for your library.
- enhance the offerings of your Friends group programs and
events.
- improve rapport with trustees, directors, Friends groups.
MFOL PROVIDES
- a newsletter linking members and sharing resources and ideas
- annual joint fall conference with the Massachusetts Library Trustees
Association
- workshops on critical issues for member groups
Other MFOL activities include regional Legislative Breakfasts (assisted
by the Massachusetts Library Association) and Fundraising Workshops
(assisted by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners).
Would you like to join the Massachusetts Friemds of Libraries? There
are two simple ways to do so:
- Download our membership form by clicking here, and mail, along with
your check or money order,to the address on the form, or
- Fill out the online form below, click the "Submit" button,
and mail your check or money order to the address listed at the bottom
of the page.
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