Advocacy is a year-round job. At the local, county, state and national level – everyday – library advocates are called on to speak up about the value of libraries and help decision-makers understand how important libraries are to their community.
Advocacy 101
- MHLS Library Advocacy Ambassadors – Coming Soon
- Getting Started as a Library Advocate [ALA]
- Library Advocate’s Handbook [ALA]
- Frontline Advocacy [ALA]
- Advocacy in Action: Local Library Awareness Campaigns [WebJunction]
- Turning the Page: Building Your Library Community Online Advocacy Training [Public Library Association (PLA)]
- The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library [ALA]
- A Toolkit for Cultivating Your Local Notables for Library Advocacy [ALA]