See the background document of the Libraries Matter campaign. Tip #3. Your campaign may need a slogan. We suggest Libraries Matter, but you are free to choose something that will work for you. You could use the ALA “@ your library®” brand or start fresh. Here are just a few suggestions: It’s all @ your
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See the background document of the Libraries Matter campaign. Tip #2. Make your library’s presence known: Send greetings of welcome to a new minister/city councillor/reeve, etc. when one is appointed. This is one way of building relationships with government. Keeping in touch with existing government representatives, without asking for anything, builds a useful civility in
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The SLA Promotional Toolkit provides event ideas, an event planning timeline, and a Sask Library Week history. Remember: My Favourite Book Contest / Concours Mon livre préféré deadline is Oct. 13. The Online Limerick Contest is deadline Oct. 25. All details are at saskla.ca/programs/slw
See the background document of the Libraries Matter campaign. Tip #1. There are many daily library activities that are directed at the knowledge economy. Look for opportunities to showcase that libraries provide access to: Economic data Business information Job hunting resources Classes, public lectures, committee meetings Health information Tourism resources: – Travel resources – Internet
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Saskatchewan has a very diverse community and is still growing. According to the 2006 Census, there are over 32% First Nations people who are either recorded as Metis, Aboriginal, or North American Indian, 18% of the Saskatchewan population who call themselves Canadians, and the rest of the population is comprised of various diverse older immigrant
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Here’s an interesting article that you may not have seen yet from American Libraries: Frontline Advocacy Is Everybody’s Job. I especially like: “It’s important to emphasize that it’s not just about the patron interaction,” says Marci Merola, director of ALA’s Office for Library Advocacy (OLA), “it’s also about everyone within a library employee’s circle of
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