[Libs-Or] ALA National Library Legislative Day: What to Know Before You Go

[Diedre Conkling]

ALA National Library Legislative Day: What to Know Before You
Go<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=6258>
May 04, 2011 American Library Association advocates have a tremendous
opportunity <http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/nlld/index.cfm>to
make a difference in Washington, DC, we just need to know how! ALA
Advocacy Day participants will want to view this “what to know before you
go” session <http://www.advocacyguru.com/clients/ala52web.wmv>. In this
video <http://www.advocacyguru.com/clients/ala52web.wmv>, we review the five
specific things you can do to ensure your legislators and their staff listen
up and take notice on library policy issues. We also go over the most
important things to know about your legislators, the logistics of a Capitol
Hill meeting and how to develop a winning message, especially with new
members of Congress. If you are an American Library Association Advocacy Day
participant wondering what you can do to get the most out of your Advocacy
Day experience, this
session<http://www.advocacyguru.com/clients/ala52web.wmv>is for you.

You can also download the power point slide
deck<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ALAWhattoKnowMay3.ppt>for
your convenience.
http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=6258

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*Diedre Conkling**
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, OR 97365
Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066
Work email**: **diedre at lincolncolibrarydist.org*<diedre at lincolncolibrarydist.org>
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Home email: **diedre08 at gmail.com* <diedre08 at gmail.com>
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