[Michlib-l] FOML now taking applications for the 2015 Outstanding Michigan Friends of the Library Award

[Linda Pierce]

Dear Library Friends,


As we come to the end of another very busy year and you take stock of your
many accomplishments, please don't forget to apply for FOML's *Outstanding
Michigan Friends of the Library Award*.


Did your Friends of the Library group carry out an outstanding project or a
number of successful activities in your community during 2015 that had a
significant impact on your library’s services to the community? The award will
be given to a Michigan Friends group for a specific project carried out in
2015 or based on the full scope of the group’s activities during 2015.


Applications will be judged by the FOML Membership & Marketing 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 to attend the FOML Annual Membership Meeting in 2016 to receive
the award.



To be eligible for this award, your Friends group must be a 2015 FOML
member (membership information can be found at www.foml.org) and completed
the project or activities during the 2015 calendar year.



*Deadline:  Applications for this award must be received by January 15,
2016.*



You can 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/2014/07/2015_OutstandingMerit_Friends_Application_Form.pdf>
”



Your Friends group could be a winner!


Paul Snyder, President

Friends of Michigan Libraries (FOML)

www.foml.org


































-- 
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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