• Advocacy for Libraries-General and specific library advocacy information.

• ALA's Key Action Areas (ALAction 2005)

• Legislative issues (ALA's Washington Office)

• Technology policy issues (ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy)

• @ your library™ /Campaign to Save America's Libraries

• Advocacy Action Kit "Stand Up and Speak Out for Libraries"

Get involved:

• Resources for LSTA Advocates

• ALA Membership

• Join the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates 

• Join Friends of Libraries USA-FOLUSA 

• Subscribe to ALADNOW, the Advocacy electronic discussion list

Conduct an Advocacy Presentation:

• To order and download training materials, evaluations, workshop and report forms.

• Link to Powerpoint demonstrations.

Download support materials:

• Celebrating 125 Years of Service

• The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace Tipsheet

• Libraries & the Internet Toolkit 

• A Library Advocate's Guide to Building Information Literate Communities

• Library Advocate's Handbook 
  ($2 each, please call 800/545-2433, ext. 5041/5044 or email pio@ala.org).

• LSTA Brochure

• Quotable Facts about America's Libraries

• Say the Right Thing: Winning Strategies for Talking to the Press

• Smart Voting Starts @ your library

• LSTA Talking Points

Support your libraries:

• Library Champions

• Spectrum Scholarship Campaign

• Support CIPA Legal Fund

Wear your support on your sleeve:

• ALA Graphics Store

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