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Advocate for Libraries Home » Advocate For LibrariesAdvocacyGetting your message out and making sure your legislators are aware of your needs are critical tools to a library's operation. These resources are provided to help you learn how to best contact your legislators, and what to say to them when you do.
NSLS Public Library Directors' 2009 Advocacy Challenge Advocating for your library is something you do every day. By participating in the 2009 Advocacy Challenge you'll be able to push for legislation that will be favorable to libraries—maybe even bringing increased funding in our lifetimes! Learn more.
Articles On Our SiteAdvocacy Meeting with State Representative Sandy Cole by Stephen Bero, Director, Warren-Newport Public Library District In-Person Advocacy in Northern Lake County by Nann Blaine Hillyard, Director, Zion-Benton Public Library District Be An Effective Library Advocate by E.L. "Skip" Mosshamer, NSLS Board Confessions of a Library Advocate; or How Did a Nice Girl Like Me End Up in a Place Called Congress? by Lisa Marie Smith, Vernon Area Public Library District Yes, You Can by Tamiye Meehan, Indian Trails Public Library District NSLS Public Library Directors' 2009 Advocacy Challenge by Sarah Long, NSLS Get Your Legislators Talking...About Libraries! by Sarah Long, Executive Director, NSLS Believe You Can Make a Difference by MaryBeth McWilliams, MacArthur Middle School How to Become an Advocate for Libraries… and Why the Future of Libraries May Depend on YOUR Advocacy by Kathy Caudill, Ela Area Public Library District Board of Trustees
In this Section Legislative Breakfast View upcoming legislative dates of note. Browse NSLS-area state and national elected officials. Ad Lib: Advocacy for Libraries NSLS's blog about advocacy and library issues. Learn all the details about ILA's annual legislative library event. Stories about libraries written by today's current legislators. The Illinois library community created an advocacy relationship project to keep library issues in front of our legislators while building personal relationships. |
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