Library Advocacy

Libraries contribute to their communities in valuable ways:

• Access to information
• Early literacy
• Community education
• Computer and device access
• eBooks and digital content
• Intellectual Freedom
• Internet access
• Privacy
• Small business support

More Information and Resources

• ALA Advocacy
• ALA Advocacy University - Friends Groups & Trustees
• ALA Washington Office
• Every Child Ready to Read
• ILoveLibraries.org
• Quotable Facts about America’s Libraries
• PewResearch Internet Project - Libraries
• PLA Advocacy
• What to Expect from Libraries in the 21st Century (video)
• Seward/Moose Pass Imagination Library

ALA Washington Office - Libraries Matter