Friends group credits advocacy, fundraising for budget gains and pledges continued support

The Friends of the Dallas Public Library updated the board on fundraising and advocacy, praising local volunteer and board outreach to council members during the budget process and summarizing recent giving days and gifts.

"We don't get to, like, pull back. We just keep going and we continue to talk about how important the libraries are to us," the Friends executive director (S4) said, describing momentum from Texas Giving Day and other efforts. The Friends representative said the group will continue to pursue targeted fundraising tied to library priorities and to support branches and programming.

The Friends speaker also noted the organization’s role in supporting Cleveland Riley with a community fund drive and in other local fundraising partnerships with individual branch friends groups. The board thanked staff and Friends for advocacy work during the council budget discussions.