Library Advocacy Webinars

Throughout 2019, TAL will be hosting webinars library advocacy for directors, trustees, staff and managers.

Recordings for the webinars can be found here.

Advocacy it's a Way of Thinking (May 23, 2019) 

Featuring Margaret Law and Punch Jackson. 
Advocacy is an area where both board members and staff may feel unprepared.  With a change in the provincial government, the need to ensure that MLAs have the right information for making decisions about libraries is crucial.  This webinar will introduce you to a helpful way to think about advocacy, and to approach your local decision makers.
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Media Skills for Library Leaders (July 4, 2019) 

Featuring Anna Alfonso
Advocacy is an area where both board members and staff may feel unprepared.  With a change in the provincial government, the need to ensure that MLAs have the right information for making decisions about libraries is crucial.  This webinar will introduce you to a helpful way to think about advocacy, and to approach your local decision makers.
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Talking to your council, Advocacy that Counts (October 30, 2019) 

Featuring Allison Stewart, Director of the Stony Plain Public Library
Presenting to your municipal council can often feel like a dreaded ordeal. Hopefully by the end of this webinar you’ll have some new tools in your advocacy toolkit that will make council presentations something you look forward to. 
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How to Talk to Your MLA

Featuring Heather Klimchuk, former MLA and Cabinet Minister
How to advocate directly to provincial politicians.
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