What's the best way to tell our story?

Curtis Roger's blog, Libraries and Life, has a great summation pf an advocacy session he attended recently. He mentions the need to be concrete and, in these times, to tie your activities to politcal issues currently being addressed. I've qupted liberally.

Economic Recovery Goals
immediate action to create good jobs in america
immediate relief for struggling families
immediate assistance for homeowners
rapid aggressive response regarding the economic situation

How can libraries help with reaching these goals?

Exercise: create a one minute speech to meet these goals of economic recovery:

“My fellow Americans, Libraries ARE places where you can check out books, but that’s not ALL! Libraries are job centers offering resume writing opportunities, places where families can bring their children to learn and understand the world around them. Libraries are places to go when times are tough to learn how to make this country a better place for everyone!”

This is very useful stuff! Read the full posting, Libraries and Life: Advocacy Session