2006 BC Library
Conference - April 20 - 22
Sharing of Ideas workshop
Saturday April 22, 2006
This panel examines concerns and successes commonly encountered by Friends of the Library groups. Join us to share ideas about starting a Friends group, developing good relationships with your library, raising the profile of the Friends in the community, retaining membership, recognizing volunteers, fundraising and more.
Speakers:
Lorraine Doiron, Chair - Friends of Smithers Library
Janice Douglas, Director of Youth Services & Programming - Vancouver Public
Library
Jane Promnitz, Founding Member & Past President of Friends of the Coquitlam
Library
tba - Friends of the Richmond Public Library
Convenor:
Jocelyn MacNiel, BC Representative - Friends of Canadian Libraries; Founding Member and President - Friends of the VPL
Joceclyn MacNiel took our “Sharing of Ideas workshop” to the BCLA Conference in April. She convened a panel of speakers, including Lorraine Doiron, Chair, Friends of Smithers Library, Janice Douglas, Director of Youth Services & Programming, Vancouver Public Library and Jane Promnitz, Founding Member & Past President of Friends of the Coquitlam Library. They examined concerns and successes commonly encountered by Friends of the Library groups.