ALA Resources

Explore resources available from ALA to help your Trustees, Friends, and Foundation coordinate advocacy efforts on behalf of your library:

• ALA's Issues & Advocacy page
  Information on state and local advocacy resources, library funding updates, Library Advocacy Day, and more.
  
  
• Office for Library Advocacy
  The Office for Library Advocacy (OLA) supports the efforts of advocates seeking to improve libraries of all types by developing resources, a peer-to-peer advocacy networking, and training for advocacy at the local, state, and national level.
  
  
• Add it Up: Libraries Make the Difference in Youth Development and Education
  
  Resources and statistics to help advocates make the case for libraries at every stage of youth development and education.
  
  
  
  
• Library Value - Return on Investment (ROI) 
  A bibliography of resources related to library value (return on investment).
  
   
• Advocacy University
  Resources, courses, and tools to help library advocates make the case at the local level.
  
  
  
  
  
• Advocating in a Tough Economy Toolkit
  This toolkit contains resources and tools, including news clips, op-eds and statistics, to help library supporters make the case for libraries in tough economic times.