A. General
The primary responsibility for public relations shall rest with the Library Director and staff; however, members of the Board of Trustees are encouraged to promote the interests of the Library within the community at every opportunity.
Friends of the Smoot Library is a non-profit organization of persons interested in volunteering support to the Library. This organization is officially approved and sponsored by the Board of Trustees of the Library. It is, however, an independent Virginia organization with its own Charter and By-Laws. In conducting book sales, volunteering time as library aides, and promoting fundraising activities, the Organization serves as a valuable public relations extension of the Library.
The Chairman of the Library Board of Trustees will appoint a Trustee to act as a liaison between the Board of Trustees and the Friends of the Smoot Library for a term of one year. That person will attend the Friends executive board meetings.