CHICAGO - Start building support for your rural library by attending the free “A Small But Powerful Webinar for Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library.” Presented by the American Library Association’s Committee on Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds and Committee on Library Advocacy, the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) and WebJunction, this free webinar will take place at 2 p.m.EST/11 a.m. PST (60 minutes) on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011.  The webinar is free, but registration is required. 

This introduction to the revised edition of the popular “The Small But Powerful Guide to Winning Big  Support for Your Rural Library” will present the best tips and strategies from the toolkit, share the experiences of a rural librarian who has built support for her library and highlight some of the additional advocacy tools and resources from the American Library Association.  A live chat will allow participants to comment and ask questions.  Featured presenters include Miguel Figueroa, acting director, ALA Office for Literacy & Outreach Services; Susan Hill Pieper, director, Paulding County Carnegie Library (Ohio) and editor Rural Library Services Newsletter; and Jennifer Peterson, community manager at WebJunction, board member, Association for Rural & Small Libraries and chair of ALA Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds Committee.

Register for the webinar at WebJunction’s Events page.

To learn more about “The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library,” please visit www.ala.org/ruraltoolkit.

The American Library Association Committee on Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds reviews issues and challenges facing rural, native and tribal libraries of all kinds; collaborates with other ALA units addressing the needs of rural communities; and serves as an advocate for and partners with libraries serving rural, tribal and native populations.

The American Library Association Committee on Library Advocacy supports the efforts of advocates for all types of libraries; develops resources, networks and training materials for advocates at the local, state and national levels with particular emphasis on the grassroots level; works closely with the Office for Library Advocacy in collaboration with the Public Awareness Committee, the Chapter Relations Committee, the Committee on Legislation, and other ALA offices, divisions and Round Tables as well as external groups to integrate advocacy efforts into the overall planning, priorities and policies of the association; and cultivates future leadership in order to sustain and enhance the advocacy efforts of the association.

The Association for Rural & Small Libraries, an affiliate organization of the American Library Association, is a network of persons throughout the country dedicated to the positive growth and development of libraries.  ARSL believes in the value of rural and small libraries and strives to create resources and services that address national, state and local priorities for libraries situated in rural communities. 

WebJunction is a learning community working together to ensure that all library staff have the resources they need to power relevant, vibrant libraries.

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