Friends of North
Carolina Public Libraries
(FONCPL)—our statewide
volunteer Friends of the
Library
organization—provides a
network for sharing ideas
and resources to
strengthen Friends of the
Library and thereby
strengthen our public
libraries statewide.
Our fine public
libraries serve all North
Carolinians, providing
myriad programs and
services for people of all
ages—from infants to
senior citizens and
everybody in between.
There is beauty
and purpose in the work of
all the people who direct
or support public library
service in North Carolina,
and since 1980 FONCPL has
been an enthusiastic
advocate for their
efforts.
Below is a
testimony on the benefits
of membership from Regina
Gale Dozier, former FONCPL
Director.
2021
Spring Virtual
Conference: All
of the presentations from
the 2021 Spring Virtual
Conference are still
available! Visit the Conference
Page for links to
the video presentations.
The 2020
FONCPL Annual Report is
now available. Check it
out!
Resources: The FONCPL
Board members have spent a lot
of time recently gathering
resources for this page on our
website. If you are looking
for ideas, this is the place
to start! If you find any
broken links or have
recommendations for additions,
please email those to our
webmaster, Mark West.
FONCPL UPDATE
FONCPL
Grant Programs
FONCPL now offers two
grant programs:
The Seed
Grant offers
up to $500 to organize a
new Friends group or
revitalize a dormant
group.
The Challenge
Grantwill
award grants of up to
$250 to assist with the
funding of innovative
and creative projects or
programs.
NEW! NCFOL
Listerv: NC-FRIENDS
is open to anyone with email
access and an interest in
Friends of the Library issues
and/or public library service.
Do you want to learn about
projects, programs or
speakers? Use NC-FRIENDS to
trade information with other
North Carolina Friends of the
Library groups via this
electronic discussion group.
There is no charge to join the
NC-FRIENDS electronic
discussion group, but you do
have to sign up—so subscribe
now and take advantage
of this statewide service.
Board
Members: We continue to
need Friends interested in
serving on our FONCPL
Board. We hold our meeting
electronically, so there
is little travel required.
Please consider serving.
Contact President Judy Hills for
details.
Newsletter:
Checkout
the March
edition of our
newsletter, available
on the resource
page. We
trust that you
will find the
information
useful in
helping you to
run an
effective
Friends group.
We encourage
you to submit
articles and
photos to our
newsletter
editor, Eileen
Alexander.
