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Advocacy

Join CMLE for Virtual Library Legislative Week Feb. 25th – March 1st

 

We are all about advocating for libraries at CMLE and we want to help you participate in the upcoming Library Legislative Day on Feb. 26th and Virtual Library Legislative Week Feb. 25th – March 1st!

A great place to start is our special podcast episode!! We cover the current issues for this legislative session and break it down for you in a way that’s easy to understand. Listen here:

Of course, if you are able to attend Library Legislative Day in St. Paul on Feb. 26th in person, fantastic! This website has all the resources to get you prepped and excited for your day!

If you can’t make it to St. Paul, we encourage you to stop by our CMLE location in St. Cloud! We’ll be here advocating for libraries all during Virtual Legislative Week but on Tuesday, Feb. 26th we’ll be here from 9am – 6pm with special treats, postcards, templates, addresses, and anything else you need to participate in advocating for libraries! Sign up below if you’re planning to attend and request a favorite snack! Email me at ajordan@cmle.org with any questions!

Advocacy

MN Library Legislative Week is coming! So many ways to participate!

Have you always wanted to participate in MN Library Legislative Day (or week) and just not known where to start?

Don’t worry, we can help! (And way to go for wanting to advocate for Minnesota libraries!!)

This year, Library Legislative Week is  February 25-March 1, 2019 and MN Library Legislative Day is February 26th

MLA and ITEM have this excellent site with TONS of Minnesota Library Advocacy info, including the 2019 Platform, advocacy videos, and even a Tool Kit for Legislative Day!

If reading all this information is a little overwhelming, we get it. Watch our website and social media for the release of a special Minnesota Library Advocacy Podcast Episode where we break down the four “asks” that we’re focusing on for this session.

If you can’t make it to St. Paul on the 26th but still want to participate in Legislative Day, come to our location in St. Cloud instead! We’re at 570 1st St. SE, right next to East Side Target.

We’ll have flashy new advocacy postcards, contact information for legislators, and sample text for you to use when contacting officials.

We’ll be available in our office from 9am – 6pm that day and hope you can stop in! We want to help make it easy for you to participate in MN Library Legislative Day and speak up for your library!

We need to be telling people (especially people who are in charge of making decisions about funding libraries) just how vital library services are to schools, universities, and entire communities!

If you’re planning on stopping in, let us know (not required) and we’ll be sure to have extra snacks on hand 🙂

Advocacy, CMLE

ALSC’s Virtual Library Legislative Day Info

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From Association for Library Service to Children ALSC’s Virtual Library Legislative Day info:

“Happy Monday, Everyday Advocates!

You don’t have to travel to Washington, DC, this week to make a national difference for children, families, and libraries.

Take action with Virtual Library Legislative Day (VLLD), and let your voice be heard!

The ALSC Advocacy and Legislation Committee has developed resources so you can contact Congressional leaders from home from May 1-5. Check out the Everyday Advocacy website (http://www.ala.org/everyday-advocacy/) for all the details on getting started and staying involved in Virtual Library Legislative Day 2017.

Here are a few of the highlights you’ll find:

Contact Your U.S. Senators and Representatives

Don’t miss this step-by-step guide to finding and connecting with your elected officials. Trust us—it’s easy and only takes a few minutes. (http://www.ala.org/everyday-advocacy/virtual-library-legislative-day/contact-your-us-senators-and-representatives)

Use IMLS Impact Statements by State (Libraries Transform)

Thanks to the tremendous efforts of Everyday Advocates from 25 states who submitted IMLS impact statements in March and April, you’ll find a state-by-state listing of ready-to-tweet sound bytes formatted as Libraries Transform “Because…” statements. Use them to champion libraries in your home state this week and beyond! (http://www.ala.org/everyday-advocacy/virtual-library-legislative-day/use-imls-impact-statements-state)

Use Sample VLLD 17 Tweets

In addition to IMLS impact statements, you’ll find 12 ready-to-go tweets promoting the importance of federal funding for libraries. The best part? All you have to do is click each tweet link, and the text prefills for you! Just log in to Twitter, add handles for your members of Congress, and you’re all set. (http://www.ala.org/everyday-advocacy/virtual-library-legislative-day/use-sample-vlld-17-tweets)

Visit Everyday Advocacy to find all this and more to help you be awesome at the national level this week—right in your own library community. That’s what being an Everyday Advocate is all about!

Warmest regards,

Jenna”

Jenna Nemec-Loise, MLIS

E: jnemecloise@outlook.com | T: (847) 917-3402 | Twitter: @ALAJenna
Division Councilor, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)