1. To be able to be part of a larger group of Friends across the state who share a particular (Tennessee) set of circumstances affecting all libraries.
2. To be able to obtain via newsletter, website or individual contact from Regional or Metro Representatives the latest important
news affecting libraries and Friends’ groups in Tennessee.
3. To learn through the above how other groups in the state are meeting the challenges of retaining and/or increasing membership,
fund raising, programs, advocacy and utilization of volunteers.
4. To have access via the website to sample public service announcements, news releases, etc.
5. To be able to learn more about the preparation of newsletters (both large and small), annual reports, fact sheets and other publications to help promote your particular Friends’ group.
6. To have access to an FOTL team willing to conduct in-service and other programs for Friends’ groups.
7. To have the ability to attend and be part of Legislative Day and the FOTL annual meeting.
8. To have access to other like-minded Friends across the state who are willing to share resources (i.e., books left over from book sales).
9. To ensure that Friends’ groups from Bristol to Memphis and everywhere in between have somewhere to turn for assistance in creating a Friends’ group, revitalizing a Friends group or even re-organizing a Friends group which has disbanded.
10. To have the opportunity to meet other like-minded individuals who not only encourage but inspire. If our Tennessee libraries can’t depend on Friends, on whom shall they depend?