FOLUSA and ALTA to Become ALTAFF

"Citizen support for libraries will be receiving a big boost on February 1, 2009. This marks the date when Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) and the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) join forces to become an expanded division of ALA. The new organization will be called the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, or ALTAFF for short. The boards of both FOLUSA and ALTA believe that a strong division that reaches as many formalized lay support and governing groups of libraries as possible will be extremely important for America's libraries. 'No one has a stronger voice for libraries in the community and on campus than those who use and love libraries. This is a wonderful opportunity to pull those voices together for advocacy,' said FOLUSA board president, Peggy Barber"