More on Library Advocacy: the Legislative Breakfast

I copied this from Sunny Vandermark's posting on the Metrowest Regional Library System e-newsletter. We all just received our tax bills; you know that it's time to stand up for what we believe in. If you have the morning free on February 5th, consider going in person to talk to your legislators about your belief in funding libraries--in your community and in others around you. Or you can write or call your legislator in support of this event, and let them know you're paying attention to what they are doing for your library. (You can find easy contact information for your state and federal legislators at www.doverma.org.)



12th Annual Legislative Breakfast

Meet your state senators and representatives Friday, February 5, 2010, from 8 am to 9 am. Join your colleagues and other library supporters at the Concord Free Public Library for breakfast and talk with your state officials about the importance of libraries.
Invitations were mailed to all Metrowest area senators and representatives. Please follow up with a personal invitation to each of your legislators. Tell them that you will be at the legislative breakfast and look forward to the opportunity to talk with them.
Bring your trustees, town officials, friends, library users, school administrators, and others to the breakfast. With library use up as the economy shrinks it is most important to advocate for libraries and library funding. Your participation matters!
ALA has some excellent advocacy tools with materials on working with government officials and legislators. The materials are available at http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/index.cfm
What: 12th Annual Legislative Breakfast
Where: Concord Free Public Library
When: Friday, February 5 - 8 am - 9 am
Register online at:
http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=MMRLS or RSVP by February 1 to jzomer@mmrls.org.
Directions are available at http://www.concordlibrary.org
- Sunny Vandermark