With a Lot of Help From Our Friends
T
he 12th annual National Friends of Libraries Week will be held October 15-21, 2017. Have you seen a great performer at the library? Thank your Friends group. Have your children played with the Legos or competed at board game nights? Be sure to
thank your Friends group. Have you bought a book for less than $2.00? Thank your Friends book sale and store volunteers. Do you want to help advocate, fundraise and support the library? Join your Friends group. We started recording the Friends’ volunteer hours in 1996 and since then 2,840 Friends have donated over 322,000 volunteer hours across our Library System. 23 Friends groups support their local branches by hosting book sales, programs and funding items not covered in the county’s budget each year. We are truly grateful to our Friends for purchasing memberships, organizing and selling books, serving in a leadership role, funding programs at other branches, supporting staff and volunteers and most of all for sharing their passion and love of books, libraries and lifelong learning. In October, all Friends will be recognized and the President’s Volunteer Service Award for groups will be awarded to 15 Friends groups for donating 200-6,200 volunteer hours in 2016. Most Friends groups meet monthly at the branch, so be sure to join their next meeting or book sale (http://www.afpls.org/ events/book-sales).
Support Your Library through #givingtuesday - November 28th
F
or the first time, Georgia Gives
that encourage parents to read to their
Day is joining #GivingTuesday for
children early and often, outreach programs
a global day of giving fueled by
to schools and senior centers, and more!
the power of social media and
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Help the Atlanta-Fulton
Public Library Foundation to raise funds in support of our libraries this #givingtuesday by logging onto www.gagives.org and contributing to Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation. Your local branch will benefit by receiving funding for the important programs and resources our patrons have come to love.
Your dollars fund Summer Reading
at all 34 branches, story time programs
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@afpls and use #givingtuesday.