lcomito This guest post brought to you by our friends at NJLA Your friends in the New Jersey Library Association are having their annual conference this month, and you’re all invited. We’ve put together some in-depth preconference programs that will kick things off on Monday, April 20th. We’ll be talking about everyday library challenges and innovations, … Read more
Never a dull week in libraryland, the New York State budget has come out and it adds $5 million to library aid! Make sure to thank the legislators who made that happen below. You’ve got a chance to make a difference right here, so take 5 minutes and do it! Local NYC www.investinlibraries.org State Arkansas … Read more
Well there’s a ton of stuff going on this week. You can help Invest in NYC libraries, sign of for National Library Legislative Day, tell off the Governor of Missouri for kicking kids out of his office, and seriously House of Representatives? Ditching IMLS? S’rong with you? Ugh. You’ve got a chance to make a … Read more
It’s #signitfriday again and HOO BOY, do we have some stuff for you to sign this week. Local Mayor de Blasio is looking for input on PlaNYC, have you filled out the survey yet? Tell him library service is a priority for you! Survey Here State Missouri The governor of the show me state … Read more
It’s Friday, and let’s face it, you don’t really want to be filling out that report. Why not take 10 minutes and sign some petitions to support libraries? Local Mayor de Blasio is looking for input on PlaNYC, tell him library service is a priority for you! Survey Here State New York Things are looking … Read more
It’s Friday, and let’s face it, you don’t really want to be filling out that report. Why not take 10 minutes and sign some petitions to support libraries? State New York http://cqrcengage.com/alany/app/take-action?engagementId=76084 New Jersey Increase Per Capita State Aid for NJ Libraries http://cqrcengage.com/alanj/app/take-action?engagementId=77092 Federal ESEA Reauthorization Support Needed Call Senator Alexander and Senator Murray Today! … Read more
If you are not familiar with Giving Tuesday it is a great way to lead up to the holiday of Thanksgiving and a strong response to the consumer excess of Black Friday. The idea is that on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving people give to their favorite charity. It has a nice sense of give back … Read more
Urban Librarians Unite has been growing in leaps and bounds over the last year. We have more programs, more input, more advocacy, and more trainings than we have ever had before. It’s been electrifying. Highlights of what we are doing Four Mini Libraries out in communities in Queens and Brooklyn. We estimate that we have … Read more
We can hardly believe it ourselves, but this June, for the fifth consecutive year, we’re hosting our 24-hour Read-In on the steps of the Central Brooklyn Public Library. From year to year, we’ve gotten the whole shebang a little more finely tuned, but our goal remains the same: bring library supporters together to call attention … Read more
New York City loves its libraries. People are passionate about them, they feel a connection to their libraries, and have a deep personal ownership over them. New Yorkers don’t like to have their libraries messed with. They want them to have more resources and be able to do more. New Yorkers love libraries and we … Read more
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