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Space Available at the Advocacy Institute
Space is still available for the Advocacy Institute at ALA's 2008 Annual Conference. "School Libraries in Crisis: Why Everyone Should Care," will take place on Friday, June 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Grand Ballroom E/F at the Hyatt Regency Orange County) during the 2008 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Those not yet registered can reserve their spot now through June 20.
"Spokane Moms" Lisa Layera Brunkan, Denette Hill, and Susan McBurney, founders of the Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology, a grassroots initiative that raised $4 million for school libraries in Washington state, are among the featured guests of the program.
Members from all facets of the library community are encouraged to attend. Attendees will learn how the crisis in school libraries can affect libraries of all types, and how to leverage this crisis into their own advocacy campaigns.
Registration fee is $75 and includes lunch. The I Love Libraries "Advocate's Package" includes limited admission to the ALA Annual Conference (including exhibits, opening general session, and more), and is available for $100. For more information on the "Exhibits Supreme" package, visit www.ala.org/advocacyinstitute. To reserve your space today, please contact Marci Merola, Director, ALA Office for Library Advocacy at 800-545-2433, ext. 2431 or email advocacy@ala.org by June 20.
The Advocacy Institute in Anaheim, California, is co-sponsored by the California Library Association (CLA), the California School Library Association (CSLA), and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). It is coordinated by the Office for Library Advocacy (OLA), the OLA Advocacy Committee, the Advocacy Institute Task Force and the Library Advocacy Now! Training Subcommittee, in cooperation with the ALA Public Information Office (PIO), the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA), the Chapter Relations Committee, the Washington Office's Committee on Legislation, and Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA).
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