Archive for the "Grassroots Lobbying" Category

ALA Washington Office Webinar: Get Legislators in Your Library!

One of the best ways to get legislators to listen (and, more important, support you) is to show them what your library does to benefit the community. Believe it or not, members of Congress still think of libraries as “those places with all the books.”
The good news is that your opportunities to make a [...]

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Libraries, Advocacy and Social Media Webinar Video and Slide Deck

Libraries, Advocacy and Social Media from ALA Washington on Vimeo.
Dr. Curtis Rogers (South Carolina State Library), Kristin Murphy (ALA Washington Office) and Stephanie Vance (Advocacy Guru) on how libraries can use social media techniques to capture the attention of policymakers and the public they represent — from townhall to Washington, DC! If you’re wondering how [...]

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Webinar Reminder: Libraries, Advocacy and Social Media

Believe it or not, Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and other Web 2.0 applications are becoming more and more effective tools for library advocacy efforts. Join Dr. Curtis Rogers (South Carolina State Library), Kristin Murphy (ALA Washington Office) and Stephanie Vance (Advocacy Guru), for this session on how libraries can use social media techniques to [...]

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ALA Washington Office Webinar: Libraries, Advocacy and Social Media

Believe it or not, Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and other Web 2.0 applications are becoming more and more effective tools for library advocacy efforts. Join Dr. Curtis Rogers (South Carolina State Library), Kristin Murphy (ALA Washington Office) and Stephanie Vance (Advocacy Guru), for this session on how libraries can use social media techniques to [...]

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Senate Judiciary Committee passes weakened S. 1692

With three provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act set to expire on December 31, 2009, the Senate began the process of reauthorization legislation in September, beginning with the introduction of, S. 1686, the JUSTICE Act introduced by Senators Feingold (D-WI) and Durban (D-IL).   Chairman Leahy and Sens. Cardin and Kaufman introduced. S. 1692, the USA [...]

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