To sign up as a library advocate and receive messages to communicate with our NH Congressional delegation in Washington DC on matters of importance to libraries, click on this link:
NHLA Engage – our Advocacy web site through ALA
Specific New Hampshire resources
To understand how a bill becomes law in New Hampshire, check out this overview: How-a-Bill-Becomes-a-Law.pdf (state.nh.us)
These 2-page resources were created using examples from NH libraries. Please feel free to download and share these within your communities to highlight the services your library offers.
NH Libraries & Your Community (overview of types of services offered in our libraries across the state)
Digital Empowerment and NH Libraries (Broadband and access)
NH Libraries Serve & Honor Veterans
General (soup-to-nuts) guides
Library Advocacy Unshushed (University of Toronto’s 7-week course from 2015, archived at EdX)
The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library (2017, ALA)
Library Advocacy Starter Kit (ilovelibraries.org)
Shareable library advocacy material
Libraries Transform (ALA)
Real Stories (ilovelibraries.org)
Raw materials for library advocacy
OCLC From Awareness to Funding: Voter perceptions and Support of Public Libraries in 2018 report
Pew Research Center (put “libraries” in the search bar and all recent articles/info will come up)
Library Use Value (ROI) Calculator
Keep up with hot topics
Advocacy and Current Federal Policy/Funding Issues (ALA)
Have a suggestion for a library advocacy resource? Let your Advocacy Committee know; email advocacy@nhlibrarians.org.