Advocacy

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.

Join us for Library Advocacy Day on Wednesday, February 5th!

Advocacy 101

• 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]

National

• Advocacy, Legislation & Issues [ALA]
• ilovelibraries.org
• United for Libraries
• ALA Allied Professional Association [ALA-APA]

New York State

• New York Library Association, “The Voice of the Library Community” [NYLA]
• New Yorkers for Better Libraries Political Action Committee

Local

• Legislators in the MHLS Region
• Public Library Vote Toolbox [MHLS]
• A Toolkit for Cultivating Your Local Notables for Library Advocacy [ALA]
• Columbia County Board of Supervisors
• Greene County Legislature
• Dutchess County Legislature
• Putnam County Legislature
• Ulster County Legislature