Take Action
Attend our second rally in support of school libraries and information technology on Tuesday, May 13, from 6-7pm in front of the Mesa Public Schools Board Room, 549 N. Stapley Drive. Please attend! We'll have signs available for you, or bring your own!
WEAR RED TO THE RALLY! WEAR RED TO THE RALLY!
Map to the Rally: http://tinyurl.com/6og88a
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Spread the word (see tools below).
If you know of a business leader or a higher education professional that might weigh in, please write to us
Notify your local paper about the effort! This is a national problem and Arizona is helping to put it on the map. Your legislators get these news 'clips'!
If you are from out of state:
If you’re not from Arizona but care about this issue, please consider a donation. Also, please email us
where you’re from and what’s happening in your community. We’re trying
to help folks in other states launch their own ‘fund our future’
efforts.
Library Advocacy Resources:
School Libraries Work (2008) pdf'Why Care About School Libraries?' pdf
AASL Issues and Advocacy Page here
A wealth of information and resources on major issues within the school library media field.
AASL Advocacy Toolkit here
A collection of ready-to-use tools to conduct an advocacy campaign--large or small--for school library media programs.
AASL School Library Advocacy Campaign here
ALA List of Advocacy Websites here
ALA School Library Funding Advocacy here
ALA Advocacy Resource Center here
ALA Campaign for America’s Libraries here
Library Advocates Handbook (ALA publication) 5th link on the page here pdf
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