FYI -----Original Message----- From: Sara Groves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] <mailto:[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 4:34 PM To: ALA Advocacy Now List Subject: [ALADNOW:402] Say It Loudly and Clearly @ your library(tm) ALA News Release For Immediate Release May 2001 Contact: Sara Groves (312) 280-1546 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Say It Loudly and Clearly @ your library(tm) Three new advocacy trainings available at ALA's Annual Conference Today's libraries are not the quiet places most people remember. Today's libraries are dynamic, modern community centers for learning, information and entertainment. And librarians are information experts, making sure our libraries are up-to-date and accessible to people of all ages, incomes and backgrounds. But how do you tell that story? Become a library advocate and play a key role in reminding our communities why libraries and librarians are essential in an information society. Three new advocacy trainings will be available during ALA's Annual Conference in San Francisco to help you speak loudly and clearly about the value of libraries and librarians in the 21st century. Join the hundreds of libraries participating in @ your library(tm), The Campaign for America's Libraries and learn more about the biggest public relations and advocacy initiative ALA has ever undertaken. A campaign update and general training session will be offered on Sunday morning, June 17 from 9 - 11:30 a.m. in the Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom B. Find out about the campaign's goals, key messages, target audiences and all of the latest campaign developments. Discover how libraries of all types are getting on board. How else can you speak up and speak out for libraries and librarians in the 21st century? Become an @ your library(tm) advocate and trainer so you can play an essential leadership role in mobilizing support for the campaign in your state and community. A Train the Trainers Advocacy Workshop will be offered on Monday, June 18 from 2 - 4:30 p.m. in the Moscone Convention Center, Room 303. Learn about the campaign, hone your presentation skills, and acquire tips and tools that will make presenting about the campaign at the state and local level easy. To register for this training, please call (800) 545.2433, ext. 4020 or 1546 by June 1. Is filtering a hot button issue @ your library? Learn how to put a positive spin on tough questions about the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), children's access, Internet filters and related issues. Attend the Library & the Internet Filtering Advocacy Training on Sunday, June 17 from 1 - 3 p.m. in the Grand Hyatt, Plaza Ballroom East. The program will include how to talk in "sound bites" and stay in control with the media and legislators. Taught by experienced library advocates, the program aims to build your skills in addressing this hot topic and provides helpful tips for all types of libraries. For more information about any of these trainings, please contact Sara Groves at 800-545-2433 ext. 1546 or by e-mail at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . * 30-- Sara Groves, Coordinator Campaign for America's Libraries @ your library 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611-2795 Phone: 312.280.1546 FAX: 312.944-8520 http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary <http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary> TOLL-FREE: 1-866-4LIBRARY (Thanks to Wendy Clark of TSL for this information.-L.) --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
