>From the Rural Libraries list. Laurie
Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 www.ctls.net [email protected] 512-583-0704 x18 800-262-4431 x18 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Reynolds Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:06 PM To: ARSL Listserv; TN-Libraries; TLA Subject: [ARSL-L] Woman's Day Call for Library Testimonials Dear Friends and Gentle People - Woman's Day magazine once again shares stories of how libraries help in tough economic times. The magazine's March issue profiles four women who used the resources at their libraries to save money and accessed library resources to cope with economic tough times: How the Public Library Can Save You Money - essays by four women who saved a bundle thanks to their local branches http://www.womansday.com/Content/Family-Lifestyle/How-the-Public-Library -Can-Save-You-Money Perhaps we could help this continuing project profile happenings in rural and small community libraries? NEWS For Immediate Release February 10, 2010 ALA and Woman's Day magazine want to know why the library is important to your community CHICAGO - This spring, the American Library Association (ALA) and Woman's Day magazine will showcase the importance and value of libraries. The initiative will ask readers to submit stories on why the library is important to their community. >From Feb. 9 through May 9, women ages 18 and up are invited to send in stories in 700 words or less to [email protected]. Up to four stories will be profiled in the March 2011 issue of the magazine or at http://www.womansday.com/ . Librarians can download free tools to help collect local stories from the Campaign for America's Libraries Web site (www.ala.org/womansday). Tools include a sample press release and newsletter copy. A downloadable Web button that can be linked to the official rules on the Woman's Day Web site (www.womansday.com/ala) is also available. The initiative continues a nine-year partnership between the magazine and ALA's Campaign for America's Libraries that has generated extensive editorial coverage for libraries. Since 2002, Woman's Day has asked its readers to write in about "how the library has changed my life," "how the library helped improve my health" and "how the helped me deal with the tough economy." Woman's Day magazine is a Partner in the Campaign for America's Libraries (www.ala.org/@yourlibrary <http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/publicawareness/campaign %40yourlibrary/index.cfm> ), ALA's public awareness campaign that promotes the value of libraries and librarians. Thousands of libraries of all types - across the country and around the globe - use the Campaign's @ your library(r) brand. The Campaign is made possible by ALA's Library Champions <http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/contactus/librarychampions/index.cfm> , corporations and foundations. Other Partners include Carnegie Corporation of New York, Disney Book Group, Dollar General Literacy Foundation, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Univision Radio and Verizon. ________________________________ Cheers - Don Donald B. Reynolds, Jr. Founding Director / Past President Association for Rural & Small Libraries http://www.arsl.info <http://www.arsl.info/> http://arsl.pbwiki.com/ Director, Nolichucky Regional Library 315 McCrary Drive Morristown, Tennessee 37814 423.586.6251 423.586.7741 (fax) [email protected] Further Information and Services: http://noliwiki.pbwiki.com/ http://state.tn.us/tsla/regional/NRL/index.htm
