“Friends in Deed” for librarians in need

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe a library‐based hardship fund for librarians in personal financial crisis.

Design/methodology/approach

Discusses the proposal for library‐based financial support to sustain librarians' memberships to professional organizations and travel expenses for one year.

Findings

Libraries supporting professional development should assist librarians achieve this goal in times of personal financial hardship when a crisis may prevent the librarian from carrying on with his/her normal commitments.

Originality/value

Although similar plans exist at the university level, none exist at the immediate, personal level of the library.

Citation

Hiebert, J. and Hollingsworth, Y. (2008), "“Friends in Deed” for librarians in need", The Bottom Line, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 77-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/08880450810912817