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A Knowledge Centre for the Community: A New Role for the Public Library
Kay Poustie describes public libraries in Australia and the United Kingdom taking on new roles so that they become central to economic development in their communities.
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Advocacy Brainstorm
A list of ideas and resources on advocacy collected from the Rural Library Sustainability workshops, training institutes, and from other discussion areas on WebJunction.
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Advocacy for Trustees
This excerpt from The Successful Library Trustee Handbook describes the types of advocacy Library Board members can provide and offers suggestions for effective advocacy.
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ARSL 2009: Keeping Your Head While Serving the Community
A presentation to the ARSL Annual Conference with George Needham and Chrystie Hill on September 11, 2009.
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Be There, Be Visible, Be in the Know
The first step to building community partnerships that will get your library a place at the table is to make sure your library has a presence on community boards and organizations.
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Community Centered: 23 Reasons Why Your Library Is the Most Important Place in Town
Julie Biando Edwards shares the genesis of the article “Community Centered: 23 Reasons Why Your Library Is the Most Important Place in Town,” written by Edwards, Melissa S. Rauseo, and Kelley Rae Unger.
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Community-Led Libraries
Links to resources and articles related to the efforts and outcomes of a four-year Canadian libraries project involving communities in the development and delivery of library services.
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Connect with your city or county manager
The International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) is a great place to connect with people and information related to local decision-making.
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Creating Positively Passionate Customers and Advocates
This presentation focuses on a strategy mapping process that puts "positively passionate customers and advocates" at the heart of library strategy, operations, and organization.
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Everyday Library Advocacy
Here you will find a link to the archived November 2007 Rural In Focus webinar and the list of associated Quick Links. Everyday Library Advocacy-- Advocating for your library does not have to be a strategically planned large-scale event. Advocacy can and should happen every day. Join us to learn how you can turn your customer service policy, internal and external communication plans, and networking agenda into advocacy tools that work for you everyday of the year.
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Game Plan: Preparing for Effective Advocacy
A PowerPoint presentation from the March 2006 workshop, Promoting Public Libraries: Using Data and Advocacy to Build Public Support and Funding. For more nonprofit lobbying and advocacy resources, contact the Alliance for Justice at www.afj.org.
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Get Your Geek On: Improve Local Funding Outlook through Community Advocacy
Archive and associated resources for the January 25, 2011, webinar with Jennifer Pearson, Heidi Gustad and Liz Kudwa presenting on the Geek the Library campaign.
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Getting a Seat at the Table
How do you make sure that your library is well represented and an active participant in the process when resources are allocated for community services? WebJunction members share their experiences and advice.
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Getting on Your Community's Leadership Team
This excerpt from "The Library Board Strategic Guide: Going to the Next Level" explains why a library should be part of its community's leadership and planning team -- and how to get started in that direction.
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How Libraries Stack Up: 2010
This report examines the economic, social and cultural impact of libraries in the United States.
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How People Should Approach their Representatives and Senators
Beth Edmonds, past Maine Senate President and current director of Freeport Community Library, summarizes key points from a recent speech on how people should approach their representatives and senators to talk about libraries.
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Information Literacy and Public Libraries
The public library's essential role in helping people develop their ability to find and use information.
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InfoSpeak: Leslie Burger - Leading Libraries in a Turbulent Century
Former ALA President Leslie Burger speaks about the mission of libraries, how a personal advocacy of the public interest can bring millions of funding dollars to the service of a fundamentally democratic institution
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Inside, Outside, & Online: building your library community
A presentation by WebJunction Community Director, Chrystie Hill, for the joint PNLA/WLA conference in August 2010. This program was sponsored by WebJunction.
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Join the Team, Be a Player
Belonging to community boards and organizations is an essential first step to getting a place at the table for your library. But becoming an active member, or even leader can really pay off.
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