Show Up for Our Libraries Communication Toolkit

Use these graphics and sample social media posts to help spread the word.

With the Institute of Museum and Library Services having been targeted by the Trump administration for eventual elimination, we need ALL library supporters to keep up a constant drumbeat of opposition to their plan.

Whether you’ve worked at a library or even just visited one, we need you posting to any and all social media networks in support of federal library funding as often as you can. Don’t forget to use #ForOurLibraries and #FundLibraries so we can see and uplift some of your posts!

If you have a personal story about why IMLS or library funding is important to you, tag your representatives wherever they have an active account; local stories have the best chance to grab their staff members’ attention within the social media crowds.

Follow the American Library Association and the ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office on social.

ALA Bluesky: @amlibraryassoc | ALA Facebook: @AmericanLibraryAssociation | ALA Instagram: @americanlibraryassociation | ALA Threads: @americanlibraryassocation

ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office Bluesky: @librarypolicy

Sample Social Media Posts

Bluesky, Facebook & LinkedIn

I love my library—but the White House is trying to dismantle the agency in charge of federal library funding. It provides jobseeker resources, technology for people with disabilities, and even more.

Call Congress! Urge them to save federal funding #ForOurLibraries 👉 bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries

Federal library funding supports programs, services, and resources at libraries in every state and territory. Join me and show up #ForOurLibraries and make your voice heard.

Call Congress to tell the White House to BACK AWAY from its attack on libraries: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries

Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: join me to fight back with ALA. His executive order to dismantle the only federal agency dedicated to library funding would be deeply harmful. We need to act NOW.

Call Congress & urge them to protect library funding 👉 bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries

Instagram

📢I love my library—but the White House is trying to dismantle the agency in charge of federal library funding, IMLS. It provides jobseeker resources, technology for people with disabilities, and so much more.

Join me and call Congress! Urge them to protect federal funding #ForOurLibraries. 🔗 in bio to call today!

Federal library funding supports programs, services, and resources at libraries in every state and territory. Join me and show up #ForOurLibraries and make your voice heard. We must #FundLibraries!

🔗 in bio to call Congress and tell them to demand the White House BACK AWAY from its attack on libraries.

🔗 in bio to call Congress & urge them to protect library funding.