United for Libraries will present a free webinar, The Library Ecosystem: ONE VOICE for Advocacy, on Wed., June 7, 2 p.m. Eastern. Need to strengthen your library advocacy at the local level, state level, or beyond? Learn about the ALA…
Category: Advocacy
Learn about ‘Library Ecosystem Tools in Action’ in May 10 webinar
Join the #ALAEcosystem team for Library Ecosystem Tools in Action, a webinar on Wed., May 10, 3:30-5 p.m. Eastern. ALA President-Elect Emily Drabinski will introduce Lucy Santos Green (Get Ready Stay Ready), Beth Thomas and Tricina Strong-Beebe (New Jersey Association…
Nation to Celebrate Library Workers, April 25, 2023
Library staff play an invaluable role in supporting their communities. In both good times and times of challenge or crisis, library workers in all types of libraries serve millions of library users in need of free access to Wi-Fi, eBooks,…
ALA calls for a national day of action to protect the freedom to read, designates Right to Read Monday, April 24, for National Library Week
ALA announced a national day of action to protect libraries and the freedom to read, designating April 24, the Monday of National Library Week, as Right to Read Day. Right to Read Day also marks the first anniversary of the…
Register for May 11 Learning Live: ‘Elected Officials are People Too: Advocacy Tips for Library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and Staff’
Registration is open for the May 11 United for Libraries Learning Live on “Elected Officials are People Too: Advocacy Tips for Library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and Staff.” Strong relationships with your elected officials are key to library advocacy. Learn how…
ALA Launches Policy Corps Cadre for Proactive Advocacy on Book Banning
ALA’s Public Policy & Advocacy (PPA) Office, in partnership with ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, have announced a new initiative for proactive advocacy to combat book banning and censorship in America’s libraries. A cadre of the ALA Policy Corps will…
Let your voice be heard! Fill out a brief survey by April 14 to help us build a stronger library advocacy network
This year, United for Libraries is sponsoring an ALA Emerging Leaders group tasked with determining best practices and challenges for library advocacy at the state and local level. As part of their research efforts, the Emerging Leaders are requesting that…
Register for free advocacy webinar, ‘Hammer, Vise, Lever: Better Tools, Stronger Advocacy’ on April 5
United for Libraries, the ALA Chapter Relations Office, and ALA’s Committee on Library Advocacy will present the free webinar Hammer, Vise, Lever: Better Tools, Stronger Advocacy, on Wed., April 5, 3-4:15 p.m. Eastern. Register now. Both the stakes and pace…
Libraries Need Your Support – Take Action Today
Funding deadlines in the Senate are quickly approaching, and our elected leaders need to hear from library advocates like you. Will you take action and urge your Senators to #FundLibraries? Our tools also let you thank your members of Congress…
Congressional earmark opportunities for libraries, library Foundations, and Friends of the Library groups
Last year, Congress revived the practice of including earmarks in its appropriations bills after a 10-year absence. Earmark funding goes directly to the entity designated by Congress for the specified project. Earmarks are now formally called “Congressionally Directed Spending” in…