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of Friends groups and
library foundations.

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Nominations open - Friends of Canadian Libraries invites YOU to volunteer for a position either on our Executive Committee or Board of Directors. 

Vice President - Nomination form and job description (President elect)
Treasurer Nomination form and job description
Secretary Nomination form and job description
Regional directors Nomination form and job description

2   Prairies (North West Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba) 
1
  Central Canada (Ontario and Quebec)
1   Atlantic Canada (east of Quebec)
 

Contact Nicholas Spilliios nikosharik @ gmail.com by April 30th to indicate your interest.

2012 Annual General Meeting Wednesday, May 9 at 8pm EST

Conference presentations  - read more

Fundraising Day @ OLA

    Planned Giving Presentation    Planned Giving Toolkit

    Ottawa Public Library Foundation Presentation   Handout
    East Gwillimbury presentation
    Oakville Public Library - presentation

Let's Raise a Million Presentation

Check out our Facebook page to read more about fundraising with themed book baskets, a new idea from Friends of the Haliburton Public Library
 

 Gabriele Schreiber Friends of the Year Award 2010

Winner - read story . . .

Tobermory Friends of the Library

Better World Books will sell your surplus books and you will  receive a percentage back on your books that they sell, and an additional percentage will directly benefit a literacy initiative. They pay for shipping!

Register with Better World Books (online form) or send
an email to reusefirst@betterworldbooks.com.