Maybe AJL needs to do something like this for its members:
To: ALL ALA MEMBERS From: Marci Merola Subject: Save the date: The Advocacy Institute at ALAs 2008 Midwinter Meeting CHICAGO Looking to improve your advocacy skills? Want to meet fellow library supporters from across the country? Get the tools to become an effective library advocate by attending the Advocacy Institute, which will be coming to the American Library Associations (ALA) 2008 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, on Friday, January 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Advocacy Institute will cover core advocacy skills, including message development and coalition building during the morning session. In the afternoon, following a collaborative luncheon with the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA), specialized breakout sessions will focus on making effective budget presentations, crisis communications, and passing bond issues/referenda. Attendees will leave with an action plan that they can implement in their communities or campuses. Advance online registration is $50 for members and non-members alike. Price includes lunch. To register, visit <http://www.ala.org/midwinter>www.ala.org/midwinter. The Advocacy Institute is coordinated by the Office for Library Advocacy and the Advocacy Institute Task Force of the ALA Public Awareness Committee; in cooperation with the ALA Public Information Office (PIO), the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA), the Chapter Relations Committee, the Committee on Legislation, and Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA). For more information, visit <http://www.ala.org/advocacyinstitute>www.ala.org/advocacyinstitute. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Never miss a thing. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs>Make Yahoo your homepage. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
