1.
Nebraska Statewide
Group Membership
www.ala.org/united/nebraska
TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT FOR
TRUSTEES, FRIENDS GROUPS, AND
FOUNDATIONS

2.
Statewide Group Membership Benefits
◦ The Voice for America’s Libraries
◦ Friends & Foundations Zone
◦ Trustee Zone
◦ Online Trustee Training
◦ Additional Webinars
◦ Digital Publications
◦ Online Toolkits
◦ Discounts
◦ Award Eligibility

3.
Online Trustee Training
◦ Short Takes for Trustees, a series of 10 short
videos (8-10 minutes each) that can be shown
during Trustee meetings to stimulate
discussion about the important role that
Trustees play in the governance of their
libraries.
◦ Trustee Academy, a series of online courses
to help Trustees become exceptionally
proficient in their roles on behalf of their
libraries.

4.
You’re in Good Company!

5.
Additional Webinars
◦ Working Effectively with Your Library Trustees
◦ Leaving a Legacy Through Planned Giving
◦ Broadening the Scope of Small/Mid-Sized Library Foundations
◦ Merging Your Friends Group and Foundation
◦ With Friends Like These
Coming Soon - Troubled Library Boards: Prevention and Survival

6.
Digital Publications
◦ A Library Board’s Practical Guide to Self-Evaluation
◦ A Library Board’s Practical Guide to Hiring Outside Experts
◦ A Library Board’s Practical Guide to Evaluating the Library Director
◦ A Library Board’s Practical Guide to Strategic Planning
◦ A Library Board’s Practical Guide to Finding the Right Library Director
◦ Making Our Voices Heard: Citizens Speak Out for Libraries
◦ Getting Grants in Your Community
◦ 101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends
◦ Even More Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends

7.
Online Toolkits
◦ Effective Meetings for Library Boards of Trustees
◦ Insurance for Libraries
◦ Understanding the Separate but Complementary roles for the Library Director, Trustees, and
the Friends
◦ Starting a Friends Group or Revitalizing the One You Have
◦ Friends Groups: Critical Support for School Libraries
◦ Friends and Libraries: Working Effectively Together
◦ Incorporating and Tax Exempting Procedures for Friends
◦ How to Sell Books on the Internet: Online Book Seller Tells All
◦ Selecting, Cataloging, and Pricing Books for Online Sales
◦ Tapping Into the Biggest and Most Active Group of Volunteers in Town – The Baby Boomers
◦ Academic Library Friends: A Toolkit for Getting Started – You Can Do This!

8.
Discounts
◦ Save $200 when designating a Literary Landmark in your community.
◦ Save 10% in the ALA online store (cannot be combined with other discounts).
◦ Save on United for Libraries ticketed events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting
and ALA Annual Conference.
◦ Save on United for Libraries publications (up to 40%).
◦ Save on Skype consulting tailored to the specific needs of your library.

9.
Awards Eligibility
◦ Major Benefactor Citation.
◦ Two (2) $1,000 Baker & Taylor Awards given annually.
◦ Two (2) $250 National Friends of Libraries Week Awards given
annually.

10.
Assistance
◦ Weekdays (9:00 am-5:00 pm eastern)
◦ Call 312-280-2161
◦ Email united@ala.org
◦ Evenings, Weekends & Holidays
◦ Email united@ala.org

11.
Randy Riley
State Librarian
Library of Michigan
“The United membership is a great way to provide access to
information to boards and Trustees that they might not locate
otherwise. The Library of Michigan is committed to sponsoring the
membership. United for Libraries continues to be a top notch
organization that works to find ways to make all types of libraries
better.”
Rod Wagner
Director
Nebraska Library
Commission
“Nebraska library Trustees, Friends, Foundation members, and
librarians value the information, ideas, and guidance available from
United for Libraries’ many resources and services, which are
essential to the operation of a 21st century library.”
Mark Smith
Director and Librarian
Texas State Library and
Archives Commission
“We are excited to provide Texas public libraries access to the rich
resources of United for Libraries that help Trustees, Friends, and
advocates create strong libraries.”