13 Ways To Help!
Become a library advocate and…

• Write letters to the editor about library needs.
• Speak at government budget hearing about library needs.
• Call your city council members.
• Call or write your state legislator, county commissioners, township supervisors, mayors, and other local elected officials.
• Talk to your friends about the library.
• Visit your library regularly.
• Join your local Friends of the Library.
• Volunteer at your local library.
• Visit your legislators in St. Paul on behalf of the library.
• Donate resources to your library.
• Serve on a library board or a Friends of the Library board.
• Speak to civic groups about the library.
• Carry the smartest card: your library card.

Library Advocacy
Delivering the Message
Resources
MLA/MEMO Legislative Platform
Legislative Activity
Talking Points
2007 Legislative Platform

Elected Officials:
County Commissioners
Minnesota Legislators
Minnesota Legislators by Branch Location Represented
United States Representatives

You can also help us by becoming a part of the
GRRL Circle of Friends (Submitted online)

Join a local Friends of the Library

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