Be a Library Advocate
Advocacy has been defined as “the process of turning passive support into educated action by stakeholders.” On a basic level, advocacy is simply voicing your support for libraries and encouraging others to do the same. Grassroots advocacy is the key to the continued success of our Wisconsin libraries.
Contact your local officials and state legislators and tell them how important libraries are to you! The following links will help you learn more about how to be an effective advocate for libraries.
Tips for Library Advocates
The Wisconsin Library Association has posted several tips on legislative advocacy
on their web site.
WLTA's Library
Advocacy Web Sites
Wisconsin Library Trustees and Advocates have created a list of selected library
advocacy web sites.
Trustee Essential #13
From Wisconsin's new trustee manual this Essential addresses the following
issues: What are library advocates and why are they needed? How to establish
priorities for advocacy. Ways to act as an advocate. Not only for trustees,
but for all friends of the library.
ALA: Issues and
Advocacy
Getting started and grassroots resources are some of the sections of this
excellent page on advocacy and current issues. Includes a link to ALA's
Washington Office.
Wisconsin State Legislature
This site offers a wealth of information about state government agencies,
current and past legislative activity, Wisconsin law, lobbying, the Ethics
Board, and more. Among other valuable sites are: