The Friends of the Library will now be looking at providing benches or other seating arrangements for patrons of the library. We thank Dean Jim Kriley and his committee and Dr. George Dennison for these improvements. The first was held October 23rd and is reported on elsewhere in this newsletter. The next discussion will be on November 20th and a third will be held March 11, 1997. This is a very timely and important topic for citizens and I thank the committee for their diligence and commitment.
Friends are very concerned with the new technology and the effect it has on our library.
In September, Dorcie Dvarishkis from the UM Foundation, Dean Hatcher and I visited the librarians at Montana Tech in Butte and Western Montana in Dillon to share our ideas on fundraising and forming Friends groups. We encouraged them to form advocacy groups for their libraries not only to help raise funds to help them with their collections but to reach out to their communities and put forth the message of the importance of strong, vital libraries. We thank our donors and buyers for making this another successful sale for us. November 20th and a third will be held March 11, 1997. This is a very timely and important topic for citizens and I thank the committee for their diligence and commitment.