Public Libraries Meeting (PLM)

10 AM - Public Libraries Meeting 
12 PM - Lunch 

1 PM -  Workshop 

Advocacy Starts With You. Presented by Margaret Law. 
Advocacy seems like a daunting task for already busy library staff.  This session explores individual roles in advocacy, including how, when and where to talk about the library.  Advocacy skills require tailoring the message to the person, and participants will have the opportunity to practice tailoring the library's message for different audiences. Specific advocacy issues about funding, staffing and space will be addressed.

Bio:

Margaret Law is a library consultant, working with small libraries in Alberta to help optimize their operations to meet the needs of their communities.  She is a librarian with experience in regional library systems, rural public libraries, and consortia, as well as senior management experience in the University of Alberta Library.  She has been an instructor in the Library Technician program at MacEwan University, and is currently an instructor at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta.  This summer she will be teaching an Advocacy course for future librarians.  As well as a library degree, she has advanced studies in business administration and organizational behaviour.  She is the author of a book on managing staff in libraries, called Cultivating engaged staff, and is a frequent trainer and speaker in the areas of library governance, management and finance.