Legislative Update at MLA Conference

At the Maryland Library Association Conference last week, Legislative Panel Officers Mary Baykan, Mary Hastler and Natalie Edington presented a program entitled “Legislative Update: What’s New for Libraries in Maryland an d Federal Legislation.” The program included an overview of the state budget process, an update on state and federal budgets and legislation and a review of several advocacy tools.  The PowerPoint slides are available online for both the state and federal presentations.

Webinar video available: National Library Legislative Day 2012, What to Know Before You Go

If you missed the webinar, there is now a video of available of Tuesday’s webinar to prepare you for National Library Legislative Day. Links to other resources mentioned in the webinar are also available. For a description, see the earlier blog post.

More information about National Library Legislative Day is available on the Legislative Panel blog.

National Library Legislative Day 2012 – Webinar: What to Know Before You Go

The American Library Association Washington Office is offering this free webinar on Tuesday, April 10^th at 1:00pm. Before heading to Capitol Hill for National Library Legislative Day, learn how to be the most effective during meetings with legislators and more. See this link for more information, including how to register.

More information about National Library Legislative Day is available on the Legislative Panel blog.

Webinar video now available – Legislative Process and How You Can Make a Difference

A video is now available online for the February 27^th webinar entitled “The Legislative Process and You: How it Works and How to Make a Difference.” The slides are also available.

Free webinar on the Legislative Process and How You Can Make a Difference

The American Library Association’s Washington Office is offering a free webinar entitled “The Legislative Process and You: How it Works and How to Make a Difference” on Monday, February 27^th from 4:00-5:00pm. Stephanie Vance, the Advocacy Guru, will explain how to be engaged throughout the legislative process. Participants will leave with a plan to implement new ideas.

For more information, including a link to register, please see the District Dispatch post.

 

Advocacy Preconferences at ALA Midwinter Conference

If you are attending the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in Dallas in January, check out the advocacy preconferences that are being offered. See the District Dispatch post  for details.

Webinar: Education, lobbying & advocacy – What’s allowed?

Education, lobbying and advocacy are often used interchangeably. However, there are differences in their definitions and what is and is not allowed. Find out what library supporters can and can’t do in this free webinar on Tuesday, December 6th at 4:00pm offered by the American Library Association’s Washington Office. For more information and to register, see the District Dispatch post.

 

Turning the Page 2.0 – A free public library advocacy program

The Public Library Association (PLA) with support from the Gates Foundation is offering another six-week session of their Turning the Page 2.0 advocacy training. Registration for the October-December session closes on October 18th. The session will be offered two more times in 2012. For details and registration, visit the Turning the Page 2.0 web site.

Webinar Video now available – 10 easy steps to effective library advocacy

The video of this August 30^th webinar entitled 10 Quick and Painless Steps to Effective Advocacy for Libraries is now available.  Learn about 10 easy actions you can take, including writing personalized letters, building coalition, and using social media.

Webinar – 10 easy steps to effective library advocacy

The American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office is offering a Webinar on Tuesday, August 30^th at 4pm entitled 10 Quick and Painless Steps to Effective Advocacy for Libraries.  For more information, including how to register, click on this registration link.