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Grassroots Library Advocacy
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Artikel-Nr:
9780838994986
Veröffentl:
2012
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
80
Autor:
Lauren Comito
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Library issues are community issues—it’s not enough to simply marshal internal library resources to fight cutbacks. When properly harnessed, public engagement can be the most powerful force of all for library advocacy. But rounding up advocates from the wider community and conducting a grassroots effort demands careful planning and commitment. This ALA Editions Special Report cuts through the rhetoric and gets straight to modeling a plan of action, for libraries big and small, byDetailing the lessons learned during the authors’ successful campaign to save New York City librariesInstructing readers how to clarify the message, manage volunteers, and plan eventsOffering public relations strategies, including advice for dealing with political leaders and the mediaThis indispensable report goes beyond the “what-to-do” of library advocacy and explains how to do it right
When properly harnessed, public engagement can be the most powerful force of all for library advocacy.
Library issues are community issues—it’s not enough to simply marshal internal library resources to fight cutbacks. When properly harnessed, public engagement can be the most powerful force of all for library advocacy. But rounding up advocates from the wider community and conducting a grassroots effort demands careful planning and commitment. This ALA Editions Special Report cuts through the rhetoric and gets straight to modeling a plan of action, for libraries big and small, byDetailing the lessons learned during the authors’ successful campaign to save New York City librariesInstructing readers how to clarify the message, manage volunteers, and plan eventsOffering public relations strategies, including advice for dealing with political leaders and the mediaThis indispensable report goes beyond the “what-to-do” of library advocacy and explains how to do it right
Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Getting Started2 Message and Visibility3 Navigating Relationships4 Putting Yourself Out There: The Nuts and Bolts of AdvocacyAppendixIndexAbout the Authors