5th Annual Friends Institute

Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries is proud to announce the upcoming fifth Friends Institute, an excellent learning opportunity and the day will include ample opportunity to network with other Friends, both old and new.

The day-long workshop will kick off with an exciting and informative presentation by our keynote speaker Michael Kumer, Principal of BoardsMTO (Made To Order). Michael has vast experience in working with nonprofits in general and libraries specifically. His keynote presentation,  'A’ is for Advocacy, will focus on creating and implementing an effective Advocacy Blueprint custom designed to help the library make (and keep) an abundance of friends and build an armada of community of support. Michael will also present the hands-on breakout session From Theory to Practice; Get Out There and Advocate.

The other five breakout sessions will cover topics on when to collect sales tax, how to handle small games of chance, selling books online, how to keep and revitalize Friends, how to organize a Junior Friends Group, Library Foundations vs Friends Groups, and the use of social media by Friends. Since there are three concurrent sessions at one time, consider sending more than one person to the Institute to cover all of the topics.

PCBL will also be presenting their annual awards (Friend of the Year and the Friends Groups of the Year).   

The PCBL Annual Meeting will be held after the Institute and all Friends are welcome to attend.

There will be a Swap Table where Friends Groups can provide copies of their newsletters, brochures, posters, etc for the taking. This is a great way to learn what other Friends Groups have done.