Advocacy Tools
The Basics:
How To Request a Proclamation or Resolution
Everyday Advocacy - NYLA 2017 Handout (PDF)
Everyday Advocacy 2017 Action Calendar (PDF)
Sample messages:
NYLA Legislative and Budgetary Priorities
Sample Letter to the Editor - October 2019 (docx)
Sample Letter to the Editor - January 2018 (docx)
Generic Legislative Visit Thank You Letter (2013) (docx)
Elementary Librarian Advocacy Letter (2013) (PDF)
Tell Us About It:
Library Advocacy Meeting Reporting Form
For your Library:
Distribution of Library Cards to Students (NEW) (PDF)
Add the "Become a Library Champion" Button to Your Webpage NEW
Advocacy Radio Spots (MP3s)
School Libraries Advocacy Brochure (pdf)
NYCC "Informational Brief: Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement; October 2011" (pdf)
Take Your Child to the Library Day
Statistics, graphs & charts:
A Tale of Two Decades (PDF)
History of Library Aid 1998 - 2018 Graph (PDF)
History of Library Aid 1991-2017 (PDF)
Library Aid Funding Gap 2009 - 2018 Graph (PDF)
History of Library Construction Aid 1984-2017 (PDF)
The Library Value Calculator - It's Back!
Add the Library Value Calculator to Your Website
School LIbrary Fact Sheet (PDF)
Quotable Facts About America's Libraries 2012 - (PDF)
Intellectual Freedom and Censorship
NYLA's Intellectual Freedom Round Table
The First Amendment in Schools: Resource Guide: Introduction: Avoiding Censorship in Schools
Contact information for your elected officials:
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