Library Advocacy Resources/Bibliography

Overview

Resources and Bibliography

Resources

Megan Cusick, American Library Associations Deputy Director of State Advocacy (ALA Library Advocacy Policy on a State level) mcusick@ala.org

Dr. Alan Inouye, Interim Associate and Executive Director of Public Policy and Advocacy (ALA Library Advocacy Policy on a Federal level) ainouye@alawash.org

Dr. Anthony Chow, California Library Association (CLA) Advocacy & Legislation Committee, Library Advocacy Intern Advisor, and SJSU iSchool Director a.chow@sjsu.edu

Bibliography

Access, Advocacy, and Impact: How Public Libraries Are Contributing to Educational Equity for Children and Families in Underserved Communities
https://www-tandfonline-com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/doi/full/10.1080/02568543.2021.2017375

Pentland. (2022). The Advocacy Efforts for School Library Staffing during the Pandemic. Knowledge Quest, 50(3), 24–31.
https://csu-sjsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CALS_SJO/1nj5q0c/cdi_proquest_journals_2615890373

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6saJmhGS48
North Dakota State Library, July 22, 2020
Library 101: Advocacy

  • Identify advocates for the library
  • ongoing process
  • attending non library events, community events
  • info graphics to distribute to community members, make the data “pop”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3qlZ_e5aG0
Library Advocacy 2022
School District of La Crosse Librarians

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1581
For facilities improvement …any resources for Librarians? 

Giles. (2020). ONE SMALL VOICE MY SCHOOL LIBRARY ADVOCACY JOURNEY. Knowledge Quest, 48(4), 22–27.

https://csu-sjsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CALS_SJO/1nj5q0c/cdi_eric_primary_EJ1250005

ADVOCATING FOR THE “WHY” OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES: Empowering Students through Inquiry
ISSN: 1094-9046 , 2163-5234
https://csu-sjsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/openurl?institution=01CALS_SJO&rfr_id=info:sid%252Fprimo.exlibrisgroup.com-bX-Bx&rfr_id=info:sid%2Fprimo.exlibrisgroup.com-163629203-Bx&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi%2Ffmt:kev:mtx:&rft.epage=20&rft.volume=48&rft_id=info:doi%2F&resource_type=article&rft.isbn_list=&rft.jtitle=Knowledge%20quest%20:%20journal%20of%20the%20American%20Association%20of%20School%20Librarians.&rft.genre=article&rft.issue=4&rft.eisbn_list=&rft.spage=14&rft.atitle=ADVOCATING%20FOR%20THE%20%22WHY%22%20OF%20SCHOOL%20LIBRARIES:%20Empowering%20Students%20through%20Inquiry&rft.issn=1094-9046&rft.eissn=2163-5234&svc_dat=CTO&vid=01CALS_SJO:01CALS_SJO

Frontline Advocacy for School Libraries Toolkit
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/frontline-advocacy-school-libraries-toolkit

Burns. (2017). Practitioner Perceptions of School Library Advocacy. Education Libraries (Boston, MA), 38(1).
https://doi.org/10.26443/el.v38i1.6