Join us TOMORROW May 8th from 9am – 5pm at CMLE HQ for some important library advocacy!
National Library Legislative Day takes place May 7-8 when librarians and library supporters will go to Washington DC for a two-day event to meet with their members of Congress and encourage support of libraries! However, since traveling to DC is out of the question for many library supporters, there is a virtual option! You can register to participate and join in from home or your library – or have even more fun and join us at CMLE HQ! We’ll be advocating from our office between 9am – 5pm (ring the bell after 3pm and we’ll let you in!) and would love to have you join us! (We will have snacks, advocacy postcards, suggested text and other supplies to help advocate for libraries!)
Need some tips for library advocacy? Listen to our podcast episode on the topic, featuring Guest Host (and past MLA Legislative Chair) Jami Trenam, who is actually leading the MN delegation to DC! Our members rock!!
In search of more resources? Take a look at this great advocacy toolkit from ALA to get inspiration for social media posts, talking points, and letter templates. You can also use #NLLD18. Keep in mind these legislative topics when you are advocating:
- House & Senate: Reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act (S. 2271)
- House & Senate: Fully Fund LSTA and IAL (Innovative Approaches to Literacy) for FY 2019
- House & Senate: Visit a library, see broadband access in action
We hope you can join us TOMORROW for Virtual Library Legislative Day! If you can’t make it to our office, definitely take a few minutes to send an email, make a phone call, or post to social media about the importance of libraries!