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  Resources by State

 

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming

 

Also see the Friends of the Libraries U.S.A. list of State Friends Organizations

 

ALABAMA
(suggests ALA resources)

Alabama Library Association (ALLA)
    Scroll down to Issues & Advocacy link

Alabama Instructional Media Association (AIMA)
    Advocacy Article: Who Do You Contact About School Library Media Centers?

ALASKA

Alaska Library Association (AkLA)
    See the Advocacy and Legislation Affecting Libraries web page

ARIZONA

Arizona Library Association (AzLA)
    See the Government Relations web page

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Library Association (ArLA)
    See the Advocacy web page

CALIFORNIA

California Library Association (CLA)
    See the Advocacy/Legislation web page

California School Library Association (CSLA)
    See the Legislation and Advocacy web page

California State Library (CSL)
    See the Library Development Services Publications web page

COLORADO

Colorado Association of Libraries 
    See the Legislative Committee web page and Colorado's
@ your library® Campaign

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Library Association
    See the Advocacy for Libraries web page

Connecticut Educational Media Association (CEMA)
    See the article, To Raise the Ceiling, Raise the Roof!

DELAWARE

Delaware Division of Libraries (state library)
    See the
Delaware Libraries: Your Bridge To Knowledge web page

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

District of Columbia Library Association
    See the Library Legislative Day web page

FLORIDA

Florida Library Association (FLA)
    See the FLA Legislative Information web page

GEORGIA

Georgia Public Library Service (state library)
    See the PR & Advocacy web page

HAWAII

Hawaii Library Association (HLA)
    See the @ your library® Hawaiian Style web page

IDAHO

Idaho Library Association (ILA)
    See the PR and Advocacy Committee and Lobbying Resources web pages

ILLINOIS

Illinois Library Association (ILA)
    See the Overview: Library Advocacy web page

INDIANA

Indiana State Library
    See the Indiana Library Value web page

IOWA

Iowa Library Association (ILA)
    See the Legislative web page

State Library of Iowa
    See the
Telling the Library Story Toolkit web page

KANSAS

Kansas Library Association (KLA)
    See the Legislation web page

Kansas State Library
    See the Library Advocacy Trustee Topic (Adobe Reader PDF file)

KENTUCKY

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (state library)
    See
the KDLA @ your library web page

LOUISIANA

Louisiana Library Association (LLA)
    See the Legislation Committee web page

MAINE

Maine Library Association (MLA)
    See the Legislative News & Advocacy web page

MARYLAND

Maryland Library Association (MLA)
    See the Maryland Library Association Public Relations Toolkit web page

MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts Library Association (MLA)
    See the Issues and Legislation web page

MICHIGAN

Michigan Library Association (MLA)
    See the Advocacy web page

MINNESOTA

Minnesota Library Association (MLA)
    See the Legislative Activity (Advocacy) web page

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Library Commission (state library)
    See the Library Advocacy web page

MISSOURI

Missouri Library Association (MLA)
    See MLA's Legislative Committee web page

MONTANA

Montana Library Association
    See the Promotional Materials (Advocacy) web page

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Library Association (NLA)
    See the NLA: Publicity Committee web page

NEVADA

Nevada Library Association (NLA)
    See the Legislation web page

NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire Library Association (NHLA)
    See the NHLA Advocacy Committee web page

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Library Association (NJLA)
    See the Legislative Updates web page

NEW MEXICO

New Mexico State Library
    See the New Mexico State Library WebJunction Funding & Advocacy Discussion Board

NEW YORK

New York Library Association (NYLA)
    See the Advocacy web page

NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina Library Association (NCLA)
    See the Public Policy Committee web page

NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota Library Association (NDLA)
    See the NDLA Legislative Information web page

OHIO

Ohio Library Council (OLC) (state library association)
    See the Government Relations web page

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Library Association (OLA)
    See the Oklahoma Library Association Legislative Committee web page

OREGON

Oregon Library Association (OLA)
    See the Library Development and Legislation Committee and Public Relations Committee web pages 

PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA)
    See the PaLA Legislative Issues & Advocacy web page

RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island Library Association (RILA)
    See the Legislative Action Committee web page

SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina Library Association (SCLA)
    See the Legislation web page

SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota Library Association (SDLA)
    See the Advocacy web page

TENNESSEE

Tennessee Library Association (TLA)
    See the TLA Legislation Committee web page

TEXAS

Texas Library Association (TLA)
    See the Government Affairs web page

UTAH

Utah Library Advocacy Network

VERMONT

Vermont Library Association (VLA)
    See the Government Relations Committee's packet for the 2006 Legislative Breakfast (Microsoft Word file)

VIRGINIA

Virginia Library Association (VLA)
    Scroll down to the Legislative Agenda links on the main page.

WASHINGTON

Washington Library Association (WLA)
    See the Grassroots! Interest Group web page

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia Library Association (WVLA)
    See the Legislative Committee web page

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)
    See the Legislative Activities & News web page

WYOMING

Wyoming Library Association (WLA)
    See the Library Advocacy Workshop web page

 

 

December 2005

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