http://fostpl.org/main Raising visibility of our libraries to the community! Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:10:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For Immediate Release Friends of St. Thomas Public Libraries:  Get the Smartest Card @ your library® (Charlotte Amalie, USVI) – September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Friends of St. Thomas Public Libraries (FOSTPL) wants to make sure that all children in the territory have the smartest card of all – a library card.  [...]]]> http://fostpl.org/main/?p=682 The Friends of St. Thomas Public Libraries (FOSTPL) organization is preparing to celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week (October 17 – 23, 2010) with the theme “Key to Knowledge @ Your Library” FOSTPL members in good standing are asked to vote on a selection of proposed venues for the celebration location (October 17, 2010). Click [...]]]> http://fostpl.org/main/?p=672 Friends of St. Thomas Public Libraries (FOSTPL) is pleased to announce that the organization has won a Best Friends Award for “Special Project Publicity” (Public Library Friends Group without paid staff) from the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) for 2010.  ALTAFF’s Best Friends Awards recognize Friends groups around the country for [...]]]> http://fostpl.org/main/?p=630 The Summer Reading Program (SRP) will be on hiatus for 2010 due to required preparations for the debut of the St. Thomas Regional Library in Tutu.  SRP activities are supported by both the staff and facilities of the Enid M. Baa Public Library.  FOSTPL President and SRP Coordinator Judy King-Edmeade wishes all past and potential [...]]]> http://fostpl.org/main/?p=644 Friends of St. Thomas Public Libraries (FOSTPL) is pleased to have been named a recipient of a Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) mini-grant for 2010 for its Books for Babies program proposal. Books for Babies is a national initiative of the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) that acquaints parents [...]]]> http://fostpl.org/main/?p=622