"Libraries, like other service providers, have been the victim of increasing budget cuts in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis. Yet usage is up and continues to grow. This brief book is intended as a primer to get you going on creating an advocacy program in your community."
"Library issues are community issues -- it's not enough to simply marshal internal library resources to fight cutbacks. When properly harnessed, public engagement can be the most powerful force of all for library advocacy. But rounding up advocates from the wider community and conducting a grassroots effort demands careful planning and commitment. This ALA Editions Special Report cuts through the rhetoric and gets straight to modeling a plan of action, for libraries big and small, by detailing the lessons learned during the authors' successful campaign to save New York City libraries, instructing readers how to clarify the message, manage volunteers, and plan events, and offering public relations strategies, including advice for dealing with political leaders and the media."@en
""Libraries, like other service providers, have been the victim of increasing budget cuts in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis. Yet usage is up and continues to grow. This brief book is intended as a primer to get you going on creating an advocacy program in your community."--Résumé de l'éditeur."

Grassroots library advocacy : a special report