Dear Colleagues, The deadline (11/11/20) is drawing near for the FOML discussion. Please share with your Friends as well as your *Friends Liaisons*! We think this is a critical time for Friends (and Liaisons) of Libraries to meet and discuss their current role in libraries. Thanks, Rebecca Engage with other Michigan Friends as we discuss key issues that challenge our service to the library and how we can move on with strength and dedication as Friends to help our community libraries during this difficult time. Join us on *Thursday, November 12 *from *10:00 a.m. – noon *or *6:00-8:00 p.m. *for a members only FREE virtual open-share discussion. If you join today, your membership will be extended through 2021. If you are a current member, click on a link to register for the session of your choice. *Thursday, Nov. 12 2020, 10 am: * https://fomlevents.org/events/friends-finding-our-way-forward-2020-10am-sess... *Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020:, 6 pm: * https://fomlevents.org/events/friends-finding-our-way-forward-2020-6pm-sessi... To become a member, select group or individual membership. *Group: *: https://fomlevents.org/events/group-annual-membership-2021/ <https://fomlevents.org/events/group-annual-membership-2021/?fbclid=IwAR1n28Jtlu4N8c9guYNQAanUbD2zMBd1PSr3OfdSEIJE9NVm-4awn2cVH54> *Individual: *https://fomlevents.org/.../individual-annual-membership.../ <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffomlevents.org%2Fevents%2Findividual-annual-membership-2021%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2z7Uq4IG2XM-w_2PDkX-6Jgi3SaNanMdO8C-2ydRGzldYclUgMnBvNoH0&h=AT3dTqwkaiP8tzGM9gl5pBFe8MUes_LBIEdP5YKVH5tvvic8dy-MfdLylxh64KFCQPphLmCb3lej27q6XHpHfbWJ-ANBlMBLf0RYyBNtz6E7toRhu_ct_P30nxA9VvDQSM8z1DUwWKcZZ40H&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5b0%5d=AT1hMYHH7XxWp0ZbAMK_3zcG981Q1XPsFqsxmtdIVHc1IHFr1pfPLzHPu9PyKCH-dn8ZTOqsmGD6XwnP494Y1kBZd373ElfOTx5s-LhzwGQTaamwZYtyW0RS6l21ChJ-2WU8GbjI2SQR0e1ihSCPGzHoRg_iMXd-Ix4DenmFg3chHKF-Vm_SpdB9n0NN_9mk2DrzMhzLefe7HH0dFW0ZE8k> *Topics for discussion: * • What is the current status of your Friends group? • Inactive (wanting to recruit members) • Active (waiting for the library to reopen for Friends activities) • Active (currently offering Friends activities) • Is your group meeting virtually or in person? • Are you trying to recruit new members? If so, how? • Are you fundraising during the pandemic? If so, how? • How can Friends adapt to become more effective? *Rebecca Higgerson* Director Brandon Twp Public Library 304 South Street Ortonville MI 48462 248-627-1474 *ENGAGE • EDUCATE • ENRICH • EMPOWER* *No Reservation Recommendations: your source for colleague-approved vendors!* https://nrr.ninja/ [image: RH Email Signature-100]
