Outreach to Patrons and the Public
The most important spokespeople for your library are the people who don’t have a vested interest: members of the community at large. But they can’t support the library unless they know the facts. The following strategies can help to focus public attention and generate support.
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Tough Economy Home
Know Your Stimulus
Get applications, guidelines, webinars and more.
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Slow Economy Fuels Surge in Library Use
Media coverage of libraries' role during the current economic crisis.
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ACRL Advocacy Resources
Tools to help you articulate the value of academic and research libraries.
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Press Center
Information for the media on the role of libraries in tough economic times
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Share Your Advocacy Tips
How is your library advocating in these tough economic times?
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AASL Toolkits for Tough Times
Learn how to build stakeholder support for school library media programs with two new AASL Toolkits.
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