Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee: Advocacy in a Global Pandemic

Authors

  • Cassie Chenoweth

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.18.4.36

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up our professional and personal lives more than anyone could have expected. There has never been a more important time to advocate for libraries, specifically children’s services. We have all learned some incredibly valuable lessons about library advocacy during this unprecedented time. The following are library advocacy tips to be used at any time, pandemic or not.

Author Biography

Cassie Chenoweth

Cassie Chenoweth is the Children’s Librarian at Orange Beach (AL) Public Library and co-chair of the ALSC Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee.

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Published

2021-01-12

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 4 (2020): Winter

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