Friends of the Library help make a good library excellent. They support the library, its services and programs by focusing on advocacy, fundraising, public relations and volunteer services. Each Hennepin County Library is urged to develop opportunities for Friends groups to support projects that help the Library foster excellence, reach out to the community, and model and nurture the love of reading. Community Outreach . The Library s community outreach efforts have increased substantially in recent years and would be enhanced by additional volunteer involvement and funding.
Friends can help to make a good library great through advocacy.
Friends can give voice to the need for Library programs and services and appreciation for library support, thereby providing Commissioners and elected officials with valuable information from voters and taxpayers on the Library s importance to the community. Special Additions to the Collection . Special collection areas emphasized in the Library s strategic plan may be enhanced with Friends funds given to the Library Foundation for this purpose. Special Furnishings, Equipment, and Enhancements to the Library. Enhancement of the library s physical setting fosters the sense of welcome extended by the library to the entire community.