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"Introducing Grassroots Library Advocacy" When: Thursday, August 2 2:30PM Eastern / 1:30 Central / 11:30AM Pacific Length of Program: Event Lasts 90 Minutes. Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00) Program: It's no secret that library funding is frequently being cut these days, with disastrous consequences for librarians and patrons alike. In this free event, Lauren Comito, Aliqae Geraci, and Christian Zabriskie-founders of savenyclibraries.org and leadership of Urban Librarians Unite-will provide a roadmap for saving your library from these cuts or minimizing the damage that they cause. The presenters will discuss strategic uses of library campaign tools and tactics, such as social networking, viral marketing, protest marches, read-ins, and postcard campaigns, as well as Library Campaign Case Studies from NYC and beyond. Following this free event, a smaller, more in-depth workshop will take place on August 16th. Everyone attending the free event will receive a coupon giving them a discount on registration for this workshop. Lauren Comito is an Outreach Librarian for Queens Library, helping people understand and embrace technology as well as assisting them in job readiness and locating employment. Aliqae Geraci is the Industrial and Labor Relations Research Librarian at Cornell University's Martin P. Catherwood Library. Christian Zabriskie is the Assistant Coordinator of Young Adult Services for Queens Library RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY! Link: http://ala-publishing.informz.net/ala-publishing/archives/archive_2504641.html "Hizku le-mitsvot" Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Chair, AJL Mentoring Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 212.960.5442
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