Hello-- Yes, I'm back. The Olympics are over and it's time to think politics. I'm asking each of you, as members of Iowa's library community, to use this autumn's election campaign to advocate for Iowa's libraries.
To help with your advocacy efforts, the Iowa Library Association Government Affairs Committee (ILA/GAC) has prepared Election Year Advocacy: 2008! which is posted to the ILA website: http://tinyurl.com/5pjlx8.
Our libraries faced severe budget challenges in the 2008 legislative session and it's important that we hit the ground running early next winter. Contacts made now, in the midst of the campaign season, will make us more effective in January when the new legislature convenes.
Be especially sure to attend your local candidates' election-year functions, introduce yourself, and tell great stories about what your library has done for his or her constituents. Give out business cards and follow up with a thank-you message.
Most legislators represent districts with several libraries; let's make sure that we get 110% coverage!
Thank-you for supporting Iowa's libraries. I look forward to seeing you in Dubuque!
-- Michael J. DarganILA/GAC Chairperson
Monday, August 25, 2008
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