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From Dean Dr. June Koelker










                                                                                                                                            MEMB ERS HIP  LEVELS                                CHOOSE A MEMBERSHIP LEVEL

                                                                                                                                    •   The membership year is June 1 – May 31             ___ Life Membership  $2000+ one-time gift
                                                                                                                                    •   Membership allows full access to the TCU Library any
                                                                                                                                       time it is open.
                                                                                                                                                                                           ___ Sponsor               ___ Patron
                                                                                                                                                                                                  $500 – $1999 annual gift         $100 – $499 annual gift
                                                                                                                                   Basic                            $35 – $49 annual gift
                                                                                                                                                                                           ___ Associate             ___ Basic
                                                                                                                                    •   Invitations to the annual Friends dinner.                 $50 – $99 annual gift         $35 – $49 annual gift
                                                                                                                                    •   Invitations to FacultySpeak events.
                                                                                                                                    •   Receipt of Windows, the Friends newsletter.
                                                                                                                                    •   Receipt of the TCU Library Annual Report.
                                                                                                                                                                                           Name: ____________________________________
                          Fall semester is here! We strive to be a welcoming library year round, but in the Fall, we               Associate                        $50 – $99 annual gift
                          focus on events that encourage students and faculty to become acquainted with individual                  •   All of the previous benefits.                      Street address:  _____________________________
                          librarians and with resources available from the TCU library. We used to call some staff,                 •   Borrowing card allows member to borrow books from the
                          Reference Librarians. Today, they are Liaisons, librarians assigned to specific academic                     Library.                                            ________________________ Apt:  _____________
                           departments. They put a personal face on the library, emphasizing  library resources, both
                                     print and digital, that are targeted to academic departments. We also reach out to            Patron                         $100 – $499 annual gift  City:  ___________________ Zip:  _____________
                                     faculty year round, but in the fall, we focus on newly hired members of the
                                     faculty and provide opportunities for them to get to know our staff.  In the                   •   All of the previous benefits.
                                                                                                                                    •
                                                                                                                                       Invitation to FacultySpeak receptions.
                                     newsletter you will see photos from some events including Student Back-to-                     •   Subscription to Selections from the Dean, an e-newsletter   Phone:  ___________________________________
                                     School Welcome and Wine and Wisdom for Faculty.                                                   of recommended reading.
                                                                                                                                                                                           E-mail address:  ____________________________
                                     In addition to the student and faculty events, the library commemorated the                   Sponsor                       $500 – $1999 annual gift
                                     100th anniversary of the US Government Printing Office’s 1916 designation                      •   All of the previous benefits.
                                     of the TCU Library as a recognized depository for federal government                           •   Library Staff Excellence Award Luncheon invitation.
                                     documents in Fort Worth, Texas. We awarded the 2016 TCU Texas Book Award,                      •   Interlibrary loan privileges.                      As a Friends of the TCU Library
                                     generously funded by the Friends of the TCU Library, to Mr. Jeff Guinn for his                                                                        Cardholder, I agree to:
                                     book, Buffalo Trail, A Novel of the American West. We asked Dr. James                         Life Member                      $2000+ one-time gift
                          Riddlesperger, Political Science, to speak to us about Assessing Presidential Elections.                  •   All of the previous benefits.
                                                                                                                                    •   Member’s name included in recognition with other Life   1.  Abide by the regulations of the TCU Library:
                          Finally, Mr. Roger Rainwater, who worked at the TCU Library in Reference, in Circulation                     Members in the Dean’s office.
                          and in Special Collections over the course of 37 years, retires at the end of November. Please            •   Access to library databases (selection of databases depends   •  10 book limit.
                          read the tribute to him that Dr. Linda Hughes, English, sent us to recognize this occasion.                  on vendor license agreements).                         •  28-day loan period or until the end of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Friends membership year on May 31st,
                                                                                                                                       Thank you for your support!                               whichever is shorter.
                          Dr. June Koelker                                                                                                                                                    •  I will use my library card to check out
                          Dean of the Library                                                                                                                                                    materials.
                                                                                                                                   Please print out this form, sign it, and mail to:          •  I will pay any fines or charges incurred.

                                                                                                                                             Friends of the TCU Library
                                                                                                                                             TCU Box 298400
                                                                                                                                             Fort Worth, TX 76129                          2.  I understand that there will be a $10 replacement
                                                                                                                                   Questions?                                              charge for lost cards.
                                                                                                                                             Contact Shelda Dean at 817.257.6109 or s.dean@tcu.edu.
      Cover Photo:                                                                                                                                                                         Signature:  __________________________________
      Amon Carter and Dutch Meyer, early 1950s

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