Advocacy for Libraries
No matter if you are a library professional in a public, school, or academic setting; or if you are a library Friend, trustee, patron, or citizen the library has an impact on your life and you have a role in your library’s future. You can be a Library Advocate.
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ALA 2009 Annual Conference
July 11, 2009
4 to 5:30 p.m.
Coalition Building for All Libraries in a Tough Economy
Join ALA President Jim Rettig, 2004-2005 ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano, and others for a panel discussion focusing on the value of building statewide coalitions during times of economic downturn and the concept of the "Library Ecosystem," or how libraries of all types are interdependent. The program is sponsored by the Advocacy Training Subcommittee of the ALA Committee on Library Advocacy, the ALA Chapter Relations Committee, the ALA Committee on Legislation, and Jim Rettig's Ad Hoc Task Force on Advocacy.
