It's not uncommon for Friends of the Library to experience friction in their working relationships with library staff - or with the boards of directors who govern our libraries. In many cases and places, awkwardness and dysfunction are rooted in confusion around the proper roles and responsibilities of the three parties. While Friends, staff and trustees all advance their library's overarching mission, each does so from their own "lane."

MALF’s next webinar will overview those lanes, as well as best practices to help ensure a healthy and sustainable working relationship.