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Advocacy  top

@your library campaign
National campaign site
AUTHOR:  American Library Association.

Issues and Advocacy
Provides links to federal and state advocacy issues and lists relevant listservs, publications, PSA's, and events.
Author: American Library Association.

Library Advocacy and Support
Information on legislative, technology, and policy issues; censorship, advocacy training
AUTHOR:  American Library Association

Advocacy and Promotion
Annotated listing of web links to materials and contacts to help raise awareness and champion the causes of libraries, communities and information.
AUTHOR:  Internet Public Library

Checklist for Advocacy
AUTHOR:   Friends of Libraries, USA

Advocacy Center for California Libraries (Friends of California Libraries)  
An excellent site with information useful to all Friends groups. 
AUTHOR:  Friends of California Libraries    

Trustee Essential 13: Library Advocacy  
An outstanding advocacy guide for public library trustees.
AUTHOR:  Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Public Library Development

 

Marketing and Public Relations   top

PR & Advocacy
Contains fact sheets, templates and tool kits, and sample press releases.
AUTHOR:  Georgia Public Library Service

Marketing and Public Relations
Information for public, special, and academic libraries.
AUTHOR:  Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PR-TALK Shop 
Ideas, solutions, programs, tutorials.
AUTHOR:  American Library Association

Library Media and PR 
Strategies, techniques, resources, tips and tools. Extensive source for professionally designed library graphics.  A must for public and school libraries.
AUTHOR:  Stephanie Stokes, professional graphic designer for ALA

Marketing Library Services
An online "how-to" newsletter with numerous suggestions for planning programs, making money, increasing business, and proving your value to your administrator.
AUTHOR:  Information Today, Inc.

BookPage
Contains book reviews, interviews with authors, and special features.

 

Fundraising  top

JanWay Company
Promotional products and fundraising items for libraries.

Blueprint for a Library Capital Campaign 
Tips on preparing for successful capital campaigns.
AUTHOR:  Glen Gilbert, Executive Director, Berkeley Public Library Foundation

ONLINE Fundraising Resources Center
This collection of online fundraising resources is the work of Adam Corson-Finnerty, Development Director for the Library of the University of Pennsylvania,  and Laura Blanchard, authors of Fundraising and Friend-Raising on the Web, now available from ALA Editions.  It includes excerpts from the book, recent "musings," and teaching materials from classes and presentations.

Fundraising: The Basics
Resources for planning fundraising and locating funding sources.

 

Library Quotes  top

Quotable Quotes About Libraries 
AUTHOR:  American Library Association