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 The Silent Side to Advocacy
Yes, you’re reading this correctly: There’s a silent side to advocacy, and it’s golden.
Now let’s not get crazy here. I’m not suggesting you sit back and let someone else speak for you. Everyday Advocacy absolutely means raising your voice in support of library programs and services that improve outcomes for the...Read more
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Reflections on “Making Advocacy Awesome”
Renee Christiansen, Youth Services Manager
Library System of Lancaster County (Pa.)
Everyday Advocacy’s Member Content Editor, Jenna Nemec-Loise, made my day when she said she’d be happy to come to Lancaster County (Pa.) to present a “Making Advocacy Awesome” workshop during a youth librarian retreat last November. I know advocacy is essential, and my colleagues and I wanted to learn more about it. Who better than Jenna to teach us about the why and how-to? We were ready for a day of learning that was sure to be...Read more
Everyday Advocacy 101: Speak Out
 If you’re new to Everyday Advocacy or just want a refresher, you’re in luck!
The next several issues of Everyday Advocacy Matters will help you dig into the initiative’s five tenets—Be Informed, Engage with Your Community, Speak Out, Get Inspired, and Share Your Advocacy Story—by directing you back to the great content on the Everyday Advocacy website.
This issue invites you to dip your toes into the Speak...Read more
From the ALSC Advocacy Committees
Check out these recent ALSC blog posts for the latest from Priority Group I:
Advocacy and Legislation
Robyn Lupa, Co-Chairperson
Matthew J. McLain, Co-Chairperson
Did You Know This is Advocacy
Early Childhood Programs and Services
Brooke E. Newberry, Chairperson
Parachutes! ...Read more
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Vote in the 2016 ALA Election
 Want to know how you can make a big Everyday Advocacy splash this spring? Vote in the 2016 ALA election if you haven’t already!
Your voice and vote and matter, so join your ALSC colleagues in deciding who’ll lead both our division and ALA into the next year of awesome for children, families, and libraries.
Check out the 2016 ALSC Election page as well as...Read more
Día Turns 20 Capitol Hill Event
 ALSC is heading to Washington, DC, to kick off the 20th anniversary celebration of Día! Pat Mora, children’s book author and founder of El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), will join ALSC president Andrew Medlar on Capitol Hill to bring national attention to the importance of connecting children and their families with books that embrace all languages and cultures....Read more
Virtual Library Legislative Day
 National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) takes place this year on May 2-3. This is a great time to get involved in advocacy both within your community and beyond it!
Even if you can’t physically travel to Washington, D.C., you can still participate from your own library community. And how, exactly, can you do that? Through Virtual Library Legislative Day (VLLD) activities during the week of May 2-6!...Read more
Take the Everyday Advocacy Challenge
Looking for a great way to activate your inner Everyday Advocate and motivate your colleagues to do the same? Then volunteer to be a part of our next Everyday Advocacy Challenge (EAC) cohort!
We’re looking for 10-15 participants to take our seasonal 4-week challenges, offered quarterly in the months of March, June, September, and December. Here’s the scoop on what...Read more
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Beginning with this issue of Everyday Advocacy Matters, “Get Inspired!” will feature success stories and reflections from participants in our quarterly Everyday Advocacy Challenges. We hope these stories from our Spring 2016 cohort inspire you as much as they’ve inspired us!
 Within the Library and Beyond
Skye Corey, Librarian, Meridian (Idaho) Library District
Completing the ALSC Everyday Advocacy Challenge was a true gift. Not only did I get the chance to network with other passionate school and public librarians through ALA Connect, but I also had the chance to articulate the heart of what we do for those within the profession and those outside of the...Read more
 Cultivating Advocates
Rose Hopkins-LaRocco, Librarian, Brookfield (Illinois) Public Library
I feel that my biggest accomplishment in advocacy so far has been advocating to my friends and family. So many of them had no idea how much the library offers, and they have since become champions of all things library-related.
Many of them were so surprised about the cool things I get to do: “Yes, I do get to go to a comic convention, and yes,...Read more
 Championing School Libraries and Collaboration
Stacey Rattner, Librarian, Castleton (N.Y.) Elementary School
I had many successes during the Spring 2016 EAC. I informed my principal. I advocated to my superintendent the value in hiring another certified school librarian in the district. I spoke up at a school board meeting about the benefits of having a full-time certified school librarian in each building and...Read more
Learning, Sharing, and Making a Difference
Claudia Wayland, Supervisor, Allen (Texas) Public Library
The most valuable part of the Everyday Advocacy Challenge was reading about the experiences of the other participants. Having library employees from different geographical locations and working in different library settings helped me better understand the importance of advocacy and stay motivated to be a...Read more
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