Kansas ALA Councilor

A report was given today at Chapter Relations Committee meeting from the ALA office of Literacy and Outreach Services.  They have a tip sheet available online at www.ala.org/rural or you may contact ALA and they will send you hard copies through the mail.  The title of this tip sheet is:

 The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for your Rural Library

 There is also a toolkit available online at www.ala.org/rural/advocacytooolkit.htm

These resources are designed to provide rural librarians information and resources to help them.  They are designed for use by rural librarians.  They are not developed for major urban libraries and then you have to cut them to fit your situation.  I was impressed with the quality of this work and the focused desire of ALA to help those who work in small and rural libraries.  This is a group that is often overlooked by ALA.

ESPECIALLY GOOD NEWS FOR KANSAS !  At the invitation of Carol Barta, Satia Orange from the ALA office of Literacy & Outreach Services will be spending about a week in Kansas visiting rural libraries!  Carol wanted Satia to find out what real rural libraries are like and what issues they face.  Kansas will be the first place she visits.  Thank you Carol for taking the initiative on this!