Support & Resources

 

Support - Tricina Beebe (Hon Member & Mentor )

This subcommittee will work with the Legislative Consultant to identify ways to promote school librarianship, push for legislation, and respond to job threats.

• Review and, if needed, update your position’s Standard Operating Procedure.
• Utilize your SLC email account for any SLC-related communications.
• Utilize your committee’s folder in the Shared Drive for any SLC-related work.
• Work with social media to promote your committee’s work.
• Continue to promote SLC Advocacy and school media specialists, via communication streams, to make our work more visible to the public and stakeholders. 
• Share via Public Relations Committees the many ways SLC Advocacy has already impacted job losses across the state.
• Work with Public Relations, Professional Outreach Committee, AASL State-Level Leader, and Legislative Consultant to develop a standard presentation featuring importance of school librarians and exemplary library programs that can be shared at stakeholder meetings.
• Coordinate with Public Relations Social Media subcommittee to identify opportunities to promote library programs.
• Work with the Vice-President, Legislative Representative, Professional Outreach Chair, Every Library and BPCL Liaison to complete SLC’s Advocacy Toolkit and develop a streamlined response to job loss reports. 
• Coordinate with Webmaster to publish the Advocacy Toolkit and feature Advocacy initiatives and successes.