Dear Friends and Good People -
Every spring at the Annual Conference of the Tennessee Library Association, the Friends of Tennessee Libraries and the Tennessee Library Association jointly recognize an individual or two groups (one serving a population of 24,999 or fewer; one serving more than 25,000) as “Friend of the Year.”
The recipient, either individual or group, must be a member in good standing of the Friends of Tennessee Libraries and must have made a significant contribution to a local Friendsʼ group and to the advancement of libraries in Tennessee. Now you have the opportunity to nominate a group or a person deserving that honor. The deadline for nominations is November 15.
Specific details can be found at:
http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTY-Nominations-Due-November-15-1-1.pdf <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTY-Nominations-Due-November-15-1-1.pdf>
See relevant FOTL Newsletters <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/home.newsletters/> for details about the achievements of past recipients of the award.
(Year indicated is presentation year - award is to recognize activities of previous year.)
2011 Friends of the Art Circle Library, Crossville. See FOTL Newsletter June-July 2011 <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/June_July2011.pdf> p.8
2012 Friends of the Kodak Library, Sevier County. See FOTL Newsletter May-June 2012 <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTLMay-JuneWEB.pdf> p.1
2013 Friends of Benton County Library. See FOTL Newsletter May-June 2013 <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTL2013May-JuneCS5WEB.pdf> p.4
2014 Friends of the Tellico Village Public Library. See FOTL Newsletter May-June 2014 <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTLMay-June2014WEB.pdf> p.1
2015 Friends of the Williamson County Public Library. See FOTL Newsletter Spring 2015 <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTLSpring2015THIS-WEB-2.pdf> p.1
2016 Julie Webb, Founder of FOTL. See FOTL Newsletter Summer 2016 <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTLSummer2016final-WEB-2.pdf> p.1&3
2017 Friends of the White County Public Library; and Friends of Smyrna Library. See FOTL Newsletter Spring 2017 <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTLSpring2017-WEB.pdf> p.1
2018 Connie Albrecht, Cookeville; and Martha Gill, Knoxville. See FOTL Newsletter Summer 2018 <http://www.friendstnlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/FOTLSummer2018-WEB.pdf> p.3
Using the form on the FOTL website, please send completed nomination to Susie Ries, past president of FOTL, by e-mail [log in to unmask] or by postal service to Susie Ries, 3506 Richland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37205.
The deadline for nominations is November 15.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Looking forward to your nomination - Don
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Donald B. Reynolds, Jr.
P.O. Box 278
Talbott, Tennessee 37877
865.475.2030
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2014-17, 2018-19 President, Friends of Tennessee Libraries (FOTL)
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Former Chair, Tennessee Library Association Trustees/Friends Section
Retired Director, Nolichucky Regional Library, Tennessee
Founding Director/Former President, Association for Rural and Small Libraries
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