[Michlib-l] Reminder: January 15th deadline for FOML's 2017 Outstanding Friends of the Library award

[Linda Pierce]

Dear Library Friends,

As we begin the new year and you take stock of your many accomplishments
from last year, please don't forget to apply for FOML's *Outstanding
Michigan Friends of the Library Merit Award*.

Did your Friends of the Library group carry out an outstanding project or a
number of successful activities in your community during 2017 that had a
significant impact on your library’s services to the community? Tell us
about it!

It could be for a specific project you carried out in 2017 or based on the
full scope of the group’s activities during 2017. The award will be given
to two different Michigan Friends groups: one award will go to a library
that serves a population of under 12,000 people and one to a library that
serves a population of 12,000 or more.

Applications will be judged by the FOML Grants Committee on the following
criteria:


1.        *Planning:*  Involvement of the Friends, library, and community
in the use of resources, an innovative and appropriate activity, and
measurable outcomes (e.g., attendance at event, increase in patron use of
the library, etc.).

2.       *Implementation:*  Public relations, broad membership involvement,
and use of resources.

3.       *Evaluation:*  Assessment of activity or program with measurable
results.

4.       *Innovation:*  New idea(s) for program or activity, creative
involvement of community and specific citizens, and creative use of public
relations.

5.       *Community Involvement*:  Evidence of community involvement in
planning and implementation.



The winning Friends group will receive $400 and a plaque, along with an
invitation for 2 of your members to attend the FOML Annual Membership
Meeting/Workshop in 2018 to receive the award.

To be eligible for this award, your Friends group must have been a
2017 FOML member and
completed the project or activities during the 2017 calendar year.

*Deadline:  Applications for this award must be postmarked or emailed by
January 15, 2018.*

You will find the application on the FOML website –
*http://foml.org/foml-merit-award/
<http://foml.org/foml-merit-award/>* – and click on “Download application
form here
<http://foml.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017_Outstanding_Friends_Merit_Award_Application_Form.pdf>
.”



Your Friends group could be a winner!


Allison Arnold, President

Friends of Michigan Libraries (FOML)

www.foml.org





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-- 
Linda Pierce
Administrative Specialist
Kettering Library

Phone: (810) 762-9840
Fax: (810) 762-9744
1700 University Avenue ~ Flint, MI 48504

Kettering University
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