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A Division of Metropolitan Library Friends |
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Purpose ... |
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 to maintain an association of persons interested in books
and libraries,
- to focus public attention on library services, facilities
and needs of the Ralph Ellison Library,
- to stimulate gifts of materials including books, magazines,
desirable collections, endowments, grants, bequests and other support,
- to promote usage of the Ralph Ellison Library, and
- to meet the special needs of the Northeast Oklahoma City
community.
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Membership ... |
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- by contribution, renewable annually on April 1.
- each active membership is entitled to one vote.
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Membership Types & Dues ... |
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- Individual ... $2
- Family ... $5
- Organizational ... $15
- Businesses, corporations, churches ... $40
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Meetings ... |
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- Monthly Board (All invited) ... First Thursday monthly
- Annual Membership ... April
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Past Educational & Entertaining
Activities ... |
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- Paul Robeson (Morris McCorvey one-man show)
- Meet Oklahoma African-American Authors & Illustrators
- Published Oklahoma African-American Authors and Illustrators Souvenir Journal
- Chautaqua Conference: "The Role of the Black Press in the Civil Rights Movement"
- Juneteenth Celebration
- Training: Building the Future
- Asante Sana (Means "Thanks A Lot" in Swahili) Awards Program
- Les Brown (Internationally known motivational speaker at Asante Sana)
- Ntu Winter Fest
- Pearlie Victorius Stage Production
- Training: Basic Liability Workshop
- Youth Gospel Showcase
- Training: Fundraising for Success training workshop
- Training: Board Series #140: Mission Management/Roles & Responsibilities of
Board and Staff
- Soul Bazaar
- Chautaqua Conference: W.E.B. DuBois and other African American poetry read
by ScholarCharles Everett Pace
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