Idaho and Oregon Library Associations to co-sponsor 2007 Midwinter Advocacy Institute

Contact: Marci Merola

PR Specialist, Advocacy

312-280-2431

mmerola@ala.org

For Immediate Release

November 28, 2006

Washington, Idaho and Oregon Library Associations to co-sponsor

2007 Midwinter Advocacy Institute

CHICAGO – The Boards of the Washington Library Association, Idaho Library Association and the Oregon Library Association have agreed to co-sponsor the Advocacy Institute, which will be held at the American Library Association’s 2007 Midwinter Meeting in Seattle on January 19, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle.

The morning session will focus on advocacy basics such as message development and coalition-building techniques. Afternoon sessions feature topics such as increasing library funding, maintaining budgets and crisis communications.

The Advocacy Institute is open to ALA members and non-members, including those who are not registered for the ALA 2007 Midwinter Meeting. Advance registration – available through December 8, 2006 – for ALA members and non-members is $25. Onsite registration is $50. All prices include lunch.

The Advocacy Institute is co-sponsored by YALSA, the Washington Library Association, Idaho Library Association and the Oregon Library Association, and is coordinated by the Advocacy Institute Task Force of the ALA Public Awareness Committee. For more information, visit www.ala.org/advocacyinstitute.

The Advocacy Institute is made possible by a grant from the Ford Foundation. For more information, visit www.fordfound.org.