V-C: Advocacy

A public library director or library staff member is able to:

1. communicate the library’s needs and accomplishments to library users, the community and to funding agencies

V-C-1 001 - Create your library's message

V-C-1 002 - Create promotional materials


2. leverage community support, including trustees and library groups, to build support for public libraries at the local, state and national level


V-C-2 001 - Start Friends of the Library Group

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CS3 – Trustees shall be knowledgeable about the library’s annual budget and skilled in advocating for the library’s needs with local government, community leadership and state government.