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Coming April 11th: The American Library Association will publish its annual State of America’s Libraries Report.
The report documents trends in library usage, and details the impact of library budget cuts, technology use, and other challenges facing U.S. libraries.
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If you weren't able to attend Library Legislative Day on March 22, 2011, here are tools to use when communicating to legislators the value of your library:
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is a FREE public library advocacy online training course developed and presented by the Public Library Association. Over the six-week course, participants will study the following topics:
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Download the free 20-page “Maximize the Potential of Your Public Library” report here now.
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Celebrate National Library Workers Day at your library on April 12th, the Tuesday of National Library Week (April 10-16, 2011) by nominating a library worker or group for their...
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Download audio and video PSAs (public service announcements) from best-selling authors, then embed them on your library's website, Facebook page, or blog. Currently these authors are included, with more to come: Scott Turow, Sara Paretsky, Sharon Draper, and Brad Meltzer. Participating authors taped :15, :20 and :30 second video PSAs on such issues as library funding, libraries’ support of literacy, value of libraries and much more.
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A recent post on the Publib discussion list generated lots of great ideas for promoting membership in your Friends of the Library group. Here are some choice ideas to consider trying at your library:
