Get the YES Vote Out: Tips & Trends from Around the Country: This workshop is perfect for member library directors, staff, trustees and Friends Groups of libraries that currently have a public vote on their budget, plan to have a public vote on their budget or see a building referendum in their future.
Thursday, May 7th from 12:30 – 2:30pm
MHLS Auditorium, Poughkeepsie, NY
Presented by John Chrastka, Executive Director for EveryLibrary, the first nationwide political action committee for libraries
Join us for a deep dive into library funding and building campaigns from around the country. Since it started in 2013, EveryLibrary has provided pro-bono consulting and coaching to 25 library communities at the ballot box, winning 19 and securing over $46 million in stable tax revenue for those libraries. John will share real-world insights and actionable ideas for rural, suburban, and urban library campaigns, particularly for low-resourced communities.
Whether you are on the ballot in 2015 or sometime in the next 3 years, come to learn about:
- what drives voter behavior
- how to engage – and overcome – the 5 main sources of opposition to library campaigns
- how to use social media effectively in advance of a campaign and
- how to leverage the entire advocacy community for success
You’ll hopefully come away with a new framework for Information Only and YES campaigns. Please register online
During the critical first years of life, very young children need action-based learning such as movement, rhythm and music, to nourish and organize the developing brain. These are essential parts of each child’s growth and education to develop early literacy. All library staff and volunteers who provide programming for children who are pre-walkers, toddlers or pre-school age are invited to a developmentally-based active and interactive workshop:
