United for Libraries
Information and Memberships
All Nebraska public libraries are members of
United
for Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. The
Nebraska Library Commission has purchased memberships to ensure that public
library staff members, Friends, Trustees, and Foundations can take advantage
of United for Libraries' services to enhance fundraising, advocacy, and
public awareness.
To access United for Libraries' resources, contact the Nebraska Library Commission
Reference and Information Services for username and password at 402-471-4016 or 800-307-2665.
United for Libraries, also called the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and
Foundations (ALTAFF) "is a national network of enthusiastic library supporters who believe in the importance
of libraries as the social and intellectual centers of communities and campuses. No one has a stronger voice
for libraries than those who use them, raise money for them, and govern them. By uniting these voices, library
supporters everywhere will become a real force to be reckoned with at the local, state, and national levels."
Membership in United for Libraries provides Nebraska public libraries with
subscriptions to The Voice, the newsletter of United for Libraries with in-depth articles on
successful fundraising, advocacy, trustee news, and public
awareness, access to awards, discounts on library resources, and global
networking opportunities with others who support libraries.
Training and Resources
Nebraska Public Library Friends & Foundation groups are listed
here.
Trustee
Academy (please contact
Holli Duggan on
these courses)
Citizens for Libraries Publications available from the Library
Commission:
Even More
Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends
Getting
Grants in Your Community
Making Our
Voices Heard: Citizens Speak Out for Libraries
Please contact the reference desk to borrow
these publications.
Citizens for Libraries Conferences
NCompass Live: United for Libraries - Trustees, Advocates, Friends,
and Foundations: The Voice for America's Libraries
Beth Nawalinski and Peter Pearson share their ideas about United for
Libraries’ mission and vision, and how Nebraska and its libraries can
benefit and fully use the resources available through this dynamic ALA
division. Learn about Nebraska's statewide membership, including online
trainings that are available free to all Nebraska public libraries. Hear
about United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Award. Laura England-Biggs, from
Keene Memorial Library in Fremont, NE, will discuss the Friends of Keene
Memorial Library’s Baker & Taylor Award-winning project. (Recorded on
January 8, 2020)
Training Workshop presented by Sally Reed, April 2008
Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends with Sally Reed, Executive Director,
FOLUSA,
Videoconference PowerPoint Slides
Handouts from FOLUSA Training Workshops presented by Sally Reed, March 2007:
Advocacy Campaigns - Legal Limits on Spending for Non-Profits
Checklist for Advocacy
Friends Board Development
Getting and Keeping Members
How to Organize a Friends
Group
Model Friends' Cooperative Network