Rural Advocacy
Many of the resources available in this summary and in the key resources below have come out of the Rural Library Sustainability Project and Project Continuum. Explore and contribute to the growing community of practice for rural libraries. Consider this your "sandbox" for playing with Advocacy and please, add your own toys!
Resources for Exploring Advocacy
- Advocacy Brainstorm: From your rural colleagues, ideas about the "who, how, and what" of advocacy for your library.
- Promoting Public Libraries: An excellent collection of resources for using data and advocacy to build support and funding for your library.
- Community Relations resources across WebJunction
- The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library.
- Friends and Trustees: Resources for creating, training, and sustaining our greatest advocates: library Friends and Trustees.
Action Planning for Advocacy
- Action Planning Worksheet: From the Rural Library Sustainability Project Workshops.
- Action Planning Samples: See how others are using the action planning process.
- Advocacy Action Plan Template
- Tools for Planning Webinar and Quick Links: Archive of rural webinar focused on action planning methods.
Online Learning for Advocacy
- Show them what you're worth! Practical Resources for Advocacy and Demonstrating Impact: Archive of a rural webinar focused on methods to successfully demonstrate the impact your library has on your community. Featuring the creators of Telling the Library Story Tool Kit.
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Websites and Internet Resources on Advocacy & Outreach
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Online Resources for Rural Librarians Promoting Public Libraries
From the March 2006 workshop, Promoting Public Libraries: Using Data and Advocacy to Build Public Support and Funding, a list of web resources for rural librarians, covering the topics discussed in the workshop. |
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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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WebJunction's Focus on Demonstrating Impact 2006: Building Partnerships
In January of 2006 WebJunction focuses on how building community partnerships can be the key to demonstrating your library's impact and "getting a seat at the table." |
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WebJunction's Focus on Demonstrating Impact 2004
Looking for ways to show your community--and your funders--the difference your library makes? Take a look at this collection of materials. |
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