Dear Friends and Good People -
During October-December, the Friends of Tennessee Libraries had its annual membership campaign. This is an important time since, except for occasional donations, FOTL relies entirely on membership dues to support its work.
Check out our activities from last year http://tinyurl.com/FOTL2016-17AnnualReport <http://tinyurl.com/FOTL2016-17AnnualReport>. As you will read, FOTL members share in receiving benefits and in giving aid and support to each other according to their needs and abilities, showing that the more we participate, the more we gain from our memberships in organizations.
Attached is a more detailed overview of our work. Along with information about why FOTL exists, membership benefits and opportunities are outlined on p.3. On pp.4-5 there are the names of the Friends groups on our 2017 Membership Honor Roll.
As we are preparing our handout to give legislators on TLA’s March 14 Legislative Day in Nashville, we’d like to include your library’s Friends group on our 2018 membership Honor Roll. Below is a list of renewed group members as of Jan 15.
We cordially invite you and your library’s Friends group to join FOTL. Please copy and complete the Application on p.8 of the attachment and mail to Marjorie Haines or use our online form at https://tinyurl.com/FOTLMembershipForm <https://tinyurl.com/FOTLMembershipForm> to join.
Make checks payable to
Friends of Tennessee Libraries
Send to
FOTL Treasurer Marjorie Haines
P.O. Box 681493
Franklin, Tennessee 37068
Or
join and pay online: https://tinyurl.com/FOTLMembershipForm <https://tinyurl.com/FOTLMembershipForm>
Thank you for your library’s service to your community and the state. We hope you will join with us as we support Tennessee Libraries and local Friends of Library groups.
With best wishes for a new year of community service.
Looking forward to hearing from you - Don
(as of 18January2018)
Benton County Friends of the Library, Camden
Blount County Friends of the Library, Maryville
Friends of the Brentwood Library (Williamson)
Friends of the Chattanooga Public Library (Hamilton)
Friends of the Cheatham County Public Libraries, Ashland City
Friends of the Chester County Library, Henderson
Claiborne County Library Friends, Tazewell
Friends of Clarksville-Montgomery County Library
Friends of the Library Cleveland Public Library (Bradley)
Friends of the Clinton Public Library (Anderson)
Friends of Collegedale Public Library (Hamilton)
Friends of Collierville Burch Library (Shelby)
Friends of the Dickson County Public Library, Dickson
Friends of the Fairview Library (Williamson)
Friends of Greenback Public Library (Loudon)
Friends of the Hamilton Parks Trimble Library (Dyer)
Hendersonville Library Friends (Sumner)
Friends of the Humboldt Public Library (Gibson)
Friends of the Jefferson City Library (Jefferson)
Friends of the King Family Library, Sevierville (Sevier)
Friends of the Knox County Public Library
Friends of Kodak Library (Sevier)
Friends of the LaFollette Public Library (Campbell)
Friends of the Lauderdale County Library, Ripley
Friends of Linebaugh Public Library (Rutherford)
Friends of the Library McMinn County, Athens
Friends of Memphis Public Library (Shelby)
Friends of the Monterey Branch Library (Putnam)
Friends of Nashville Public Library (Davidson)
Friends of the Oak Ridge Public Library (Anderson)
Friends of the Obion County Public Library, Union City
Pigeon Forge Pubic Library Friends (Sevier)
Polk County Friends of the Library, Benton
Putnam County Library Friends, Cookeville
Friends of Sequatchie County Public Library, Dunlap
Friends of Seymour Library (Sevier)
Friends of the Spring Hill Public Library (Maury)
Stewart County Friends of the Library, Dover
Friends of the Tellico Village Library (Loudon)
Friends of Thomas Memorial Branch Library, Bluff City (Sullivan)
Friends of the Tipton County Public Library, Covington
Friends of the Vonore Public Library (Monroe)
Friends of the W G Rhea Public Library, Paris (Henry)
Friends of the White County Library, Sparta
Friends of the Williamson County Public Library
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Donald B. Reynolds, Jr.
P.O. Box 278
Talbott, Tennessee 37877
865.475.2030
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2014-17 President, Friends of Tennessee Libraries (FOTL)
Web Site <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/> Facebook Page <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Tennessee-Libraries/78895803726?fref=ts> Friends Ethical Statement <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTL-Ethical-Dozen-for-Friends-of-the-Library-18Sept2015.pdf> Parent Tips for Reading Aloud <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/Parent-Tips-for-Reading-Aloud-Sept-2014-Imagination-Week-Handout-REV-FINAL1.pdf> Tool Kit for Building Friends Group <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/Final-Sept2015FOTL-TOOL-KIT-for-Building-a-Library-Friends-Group-REV-Sept2015.pdf>
Former Chair, Tennessee Library Association Trustees/Friends Section
Retired Director, Nolichucky Regional Library, Tennessee
Founding Director/Former President, Association for Rural and Small Libraries
Rural & Small Library Directors’ Tool Kit <http://rurallibrarydirectors.pbworks.com/>
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