Take Action

If you are an Oregon Resident, please consider taking action:

Take 2 minutes to call the capitol. Your comments go to your 2 Representatives, your
Senator and the Governor. Say that you believe in full-time library programs for all children in Oregon.

Offer to join a team in your area or report a new one - write us here

Pass the word (see tools below).

If you know of a business leader or a higher education professional that might weigh in, please write to us

Notify your local paper about the effort! This is a national problem and Oregon is helping to put it on the map. Your legislators get these news 'clips'!

If you are from out of state:

If you’re not from Oregon but care about this issue, please consider a donation. Also, please email us where you’re from and what’s happening in your community. We’re trying to help folks in other states launch their own ‘fund our future’ efforts.

Library Advocacy Resources:

School Libraries Work (2008) pdf

'Why Care About School Libraries?' pdf

AASL Issues and Advocacy Page here
A wealth of information and resources on major issues within the school library media field.

AASL Advocacy Toolkit here
A collection of ready-to-use tools to conduct an advocacy campaign--large or small--for school library media programs.

AASL School Library Advocacy Campaign here

ALA List of Advocacy Websites here

ALA School Library Funding Advocacy here

ALA  Advocacy Resource Center here

ALA Campaign for America’s Libraries here

Library Advocates Handbook (ALA publication) 5th link on the page here pdf