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Advocacy

Advocacy Resource List:

 

Become a Library AdvocateContact Your Officials:

FLLS Public Officials Guide

NYLA's Online Legislative Action Center

Sample Letters for Advocacy

Tips for Effective Letter Writing

Tips for Telephoning Your Legislators
 


 

Visit Your Officials:

NYLA Lobby Day (NYS)  

ALA Lobby Day (Federal)

Protocols for Meeting with Legislators

Meeting with Your Legislator - Josh Cohen's Tips

General Tips for Working with Legislators

Advocacy Glossary
 


 

Contact the MediaContact the Media:

Find and Contact Local and National Media

Win Support from Local Media with an Editorial Board Meeting
 


 

man with microphoneData and Talking Points:

Talking Points about FLLS

Statistics, Graphs, and Charts about New York Libraries (NYLA)

Quotable Facts About America's Libraries

GeektheLibrary: What You Can Say
 


 

Advocacy UniversityAdvocacy Guides and Toolkits:

ALA - Introduction to Advocacy Guide

ALA - Advocacy University

ALA - Advocating in a Tough Economy Toolkit

ALA - Frontline Advocacy for Public Libraries Toolkit

ALA - The Small But Powerful Toolkit to Winning Support for Your Rural Library

Webjunction - Community Relations Resources
 


 

Library Value CalculatorResources and Ideas for Promoting Your Library:

Snapshot NY and Libraries

Calendar of Promotional Opportunities

Add a Library Value Calculator to Your Website

Add a "Contact Your Officials" Button to Your Website

Making Budget Presentations
 


 

Libraries for Real LifeTips for Collecting Library Stories:

Libraries for Real Life

Collecting Library Stories

Tell the Library Story Toolkit

How to Tell Your Story

 


 

logoAdditional Links:

NY's Libraries: Essential

ALA: Advocacy and Legislation

NYLA: Advocacy

ILoveLibraries.org

GeektheLibrary.org

SaveLibraries.org

 


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