Ontario Library Association
Superconference 2010
 

Friends of Canadian Libraries Programming

Friends Helping Friends Workshop   

The following are notes from the flip charts that were in use during this interactive session.

 

Fundraising Activities - Lie Moore
 

  • Book and bake sales – partnership with home ec in high school – make pies $400 sale profits

  • ATV rides and poker (partner with local bank and local restaurant) – breakfast and dinner, ATV ride followed by poker

  • Spaghetti dinner/book sale

  • Silent auction

  • 125th anniversary – old photos/oral history – sell DVD

  • Sell refurbish computers from school – sold 200 for $75

  • Santa Claus Parade – not fundraising – sell pop and hot dogs – earn $4-500

  • Lemonade stand/book sale (have kids sell drinks)

  • Snow sculpture contest – firemen judge – register in library – no fee

  • Scarecrow contest – register in library – no fee

  • Soap box derby - – register in library – no fee

  • PEP – educational talk

Publicity and Marketing -Ingrid Keuper-Dalton

  • Succession – Junior FOL

  • Outreach – friends in community

  • Special events

  • Special celebrations

  • Partnerships – donate books

  • Book plates – donate to third world countries

  • Direct mail

  • Add value to library card

 

Event Planning  – Margaret Moreau 

  • Book sales – donations in box

  • G o to schools more

  • Need a good relationship with board, library staff and friends

  • Plan and advertise

  • Recruit friends – very difficult

  • Plan for year – coordinator for each event

  • Aannual book sale or ongoing book sale

  • Celebrating 10th anniversary

  • Recruitment

  • Flyers go out wit welcome wagon

  • Website

  • Flyers at other businesses

  • Monthly activities – book sales

  • Lunch for council as well as friends potluck

  • one book sale Canada Day this year – three days $1500

  • Author series – with local authors

  • Art contest – children – literary theme

  • Library & Board execute events

  • Mystery night play with snacks $5 admission – 50 people attended

  • Book sales – staff do them

  • Book sales – passι

  • Teach Indian cooking – staff member

  • “Art Matters” – artists put art in library and stores

  • Patrons given a passport – could win a prize

  • Pembroke –  deal with local businesses “your library card is worth more” – show library card in store and get a 10% discount

 

 

 

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