{"id":696,"date":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/friends\/?page_id=696"},"modified":"2024-03-02T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T18:48:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends of the Dick Smith Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friends of the Dick Smith Library<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/friendsboard.jpg\" alt=\"Group of people standing in front of a &amp;quot;Friends of the Dick Smith Library&amp;quot; sign.\" class=\"wp-image-798\" style=\"width:397px;height:265px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/friendsboard.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/friendsboard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/friendsboard-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 1990, The Friends of the Dick Smith Library at Tarleton State University is a volunteer organization dedicated to the support of the Library. Membership dues and the generosity of donors enable Friends to provide this support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friends fund the acquisition of educational amenities which lie outside of the library budget; help sponsor discussions, lectures, book talks, and other scholarly activities; and aid in the creation of endowments, bequests, and other gifts to the Library.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/library\/aboutus\/support-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support the library<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, the Friends of the Dick Smith Library endowed a scholarship that will benefit the student employees of the Dick Smith Library. A $750 scholarship is awarded each Fall and Spring semester.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/donate.tarleton.edu\/project\/37245\/donate?des_id=385053\">Donate to the Scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Member support is instrumental in helping the Friends maintain an association of individuals interested in strengthening and enhancing the Dick Smith Library and promoting it to the University and the Stephenville community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-columns advgb-columns-wrapper\" id=\"advgb-cols-d524bab5-c576-4f97-b3b4-6222a77293db\"><div class=\"advgb-columns-container\"><div class=\"advgb-columns advgb-columns-row advgb-is-mobile advgb-columns-2 layout-12-12 mbl-layout-stacked gutter-20 vgutter-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column advgb-is-half-tablet advgb-is-full-mobile\" id=\"advgb-col-20a33038-e67e-467d-bf6b-fb5f69799195\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/kirby.jpg\" alt=\"Tarleton State University logo with a &amp;quot;T&amp;quot; over Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/kirby.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/kirby-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/kirby-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Join the Friends of the Dick Smith Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Show your support for the research, teaching, and public service mission of the Library and the University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-3a541f97-cf60-4b6d-af65-329325960cb4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/membership\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Join the Friends!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column advgb-is-half-tablet advgb-is-full-mobile\" id=\"advgb-col-b988ff00-3c0e-469e-a524-db485092274a\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/University-Libraries-Staff-2021_0832-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo of people wearing purple shirts outdoors.\" class=\"wp-image-847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/University-Libraries-Staff-2021_0832-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/University-Libraries-Staff-2021_0832-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/University-Libraries-Staff-2021_0832-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/University-Libraries-Staff-2021_0832-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/University-Libraries-Staff-2021_0832-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/University-Libraries-Staff-2021_0832-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/08\/University-Libraries-Staff-2021_0832-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Donate to the Endowed Scholarship&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Donate to the Friends of the Dick Smith Library Endowed Scholarship! A $750 scholarship will be awarded each Fall and Spring semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-5a1f80c6-851a-4e86-9c1e-cac05f684a7d\" href=\"https:\/\/donate.tarleton.edu\/project\/37245\/donate?des_id=385053\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Donate Here!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tonya Dobson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: <a href=\"tel:+12549689474\">254-968-9474<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fax: 254-968-9467<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dobson@tarleton.edu\">Email Tonya Dobson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friends of the Dick Smith Library<br>Attn: Tonya Dobson<br>Box T &#8211; 0450<br>Stephenville, TX 76402<\/p>\n<style 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