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Making a Difference: Advocating for Public Libraries

Discover the power of advocacy in creating positive change for public libraries. Learn how to raise awareness, secure funding, and shape policies to ensure the sustainability of library services and programs.

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Making a Difference: Advocating for Public Libraries

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  1. Making a Difference in Public Libraries through Advocacy Facilitator: Marjorie Rutherford

  2. Making a Difference in Public Libraries through Advocacy Did you know that a positive attitude can result in an increase life- span?

  3. Making a Difference in Public Libraries through Advocacy is the action individuals or organizations undertake to influence decision-making to help create a desired policy or funding change in support of libraries. it takes place at the local , regional, national and international level Advocacy

  4. Making a Difference in Public Libraries through Advocacy Why Advocate for the Library? to raise community awareness to ensure that the library is in the public domain to secure funding To introduce or improve policy to ensure sustainability of services and programmes

  5. Making a Difference in Public Libraries through Advocacy 8 Foundation Areas of Advocacy Capacity to generate & communicate relevant evidence Credibility Have skills for advocacy Processes to take risk Capacity to work for your library Have intra-office coordination & leadership Have sufficient resources Have strong on-going partnership

  6. Making a Difference in Public Libraries through Advocacy

  7. Making a Difference in Public Libraries through Advocacy Guidelines in selecting advocacy tool Know the problem and find a solution What you want Stakeholders, interest groups with influence and importance Who can make it happen What do they need to hear Powerful messages, may be evidence based Look at resources, challenges, threats, opportunities What do you have or need

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