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Advocacy Tools

Are you gearing up for Library Advocacy Day 2025 and interested in new materials to help enhance your efforts? Maybe you're new to the library world but interested in advocacy and looking for some quick resources to bring you up to speed? NYLA's Advocacy Tools are here to help library advocates of all experience levels be confident and effective advocates for our community!

Basics

New York State Senate

New York State Assembly

NYLA's FY2026 Budget Requests

NYLA's 2025 Policy Initiatives

NYLA Legislative and Budgetary Priorities

Library Advocacy Meeting Reporting Form

An Introduction to New York's Library Systems

Public Library Systems One Pager

School Library Systems One Pager

ESLN One Pager

NYLA Digital Advocacy 101 Presentation (2023)

NYLA Digital Advocacy 101 Presentation Slides (2023)

National Network Congressional Key Contact Program

Data

Impact of Underfunding Library Aid 2009-2023

History of Library Aid 1991-2023 Chart

History of Library Construction Aid 1984-2023 Chart

 

Youth Advocacy

The First Amendment in Schools: Avoiding Censorship in Schools

YAC: Bringing Students to Advocacy Day

 

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