Message from FOTL President, Sue Doody

This year we are focusing our efforts on increasing public awareness of the Cedar Falls Public Library by developing advocates for the library and its mission and also building membership in the Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library. To accomplish this, the Membership and Advocacy/Communication Committees have combined forces. We are taking our show on the road.

The Friends have already visited several service organizations with the story of all that the CFPL has to offer our community. We would be happy to visit your organization and let you see and hear what the library has to offer! Or as an alternative, your service group is invited to meet at the CFPL to learn about and tour this great facility. Our first “have your meeting at our place” session is scheduled for November. Our goal is to make Cedar Falls citizens more aware of this marvelous resource, the quality of its offerings and services, and the importance of the Library to life in Cedar Falls. Do contact us if you are in need of a program for one of your meetings!

Membership Chair Joan Duea has set a goal of increasing our membership by at least 100 new members. Look for an ambitious campaign in October of this year with new materials, a greater presence at CFPL events, and marketing help from our new partners at NU High! It should be an exciting and busy year for all of our Friends!

We do expect to end our year with a smile on our faces. The entertainment at the annual meeting luncheon in April, 2012, will celebrate National Humor Month--just a small art of celebrating literacy in all of its forms! We hope you will attend and be among Friends!

Annual Meeting

April 21, 2012 @ 11:30 am

AGENDA

Celebrate Humor with Half-Masted

Business Meeting

Approval of Minutes of  2011 Annual  Meeting

Election of new Board Members – Kim Prinsen, Nominating Committee

Slate:

Carol Brown

Maelou Baxter

David Walker

Recognition of Retiring Board Members:

Robert Robinson

Sue Doody

President’s Report to the Membership

Adjourn to Salad Luncheon  --  graciously provided Friends’ volunteers

Our Mission

The  Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library organized in 1982 to promote the resources, services, and needs of the library. The Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library cultivate a love of learning and celebrate the joy of reading by supporting library services for the community.

Purposes:

• To stimulate the use of the library's resources and services
• To focus public attention on the library
• To maintain an association of persons interested in libraries
• To help fund materials and programs for the library
• To provide volunteer services in support of the mission of the library

Contact Information

For Friends information, contact Sue Doody at cfplfriends@gmail.com or call the CFPL at 319-273-8643.