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Resources

Friends

• Becoming a Library Friend
• Organizing a Friends Group
• Great “how to” resources from the Friends of Tennessee Libraries
• Check out WLA’s School advocacy resources!

Foundations

• Friends and Foundations, Part One: Separate organizations, similar goals. Jane Rutledge, Tippecanoe County Library.
• Friends and Foundations, Part Two: Is a merged Friends and Foundation right for your library? Peter Pearson, President, The Friends of the Saint Paul (MN) Public library.
• Establishing a Library Foundation: Planning, Persistence, Progress. Jeanne Thorsen, Executive Director, King County (WA) Library System Foundation.
• Memorandum of understanding for Boards and Foundations. (JCL FDN MOU) Overland Park, KS
• Courtesy of ALA United for Libraries

Trustees

• Trustee Support
• Washington Public Library Trustee Wiki

Schools

Don’t forget your schools! You can help connect school libraries with stronger resources and students with learning tools outside of school hours!

Advocacy for all Washingtonians

From Our State Library

• Find Library Information pertaining to your library district.

• Find Library Fact Sheets for conversations with your local politicians.

• Learn about Digital Inclusion.

From ALA

Have you considered becoming a member of ALA? It’s also open to library advocates.

If you’re not yet a member you can learn more about:

• National issues affecting libraries
• Helping your library apply for grants and fellowships
• Scholarships to share with your favorite budding young librarian
• “Best of” recommendation lists
• Register for national conferences to bring back exciting new ideas to your group
• Nominating your local library staff, friends and trustees for recognition awards to share their great work
• Learning how to become a national advocate to strengthen support for libraries on all levels

WLA Advocacy

Don’t forget to check out our WLA Advocacy Committee Resources!