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Legislators/Policymakers
Are
​Just People

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Image source: https://politicalcharge.org/2019/04/02/6-resources-to-track-what-bills-your-legislators-are-considering/
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY at the STATE LEVEL
Belastock, Eileen. “School librarians can save democracy.” eSchool News, 7 Sept 2020. “When it comes to equity, critical thinking skills, and evaluating information, school librarians are critical for students.” 

Church, Audrey. "
If You Invite a Legislator to the Library…." KQ, AASL, 17 Mar. 2017.

Dark, Sarah. “Equitable Access to Education and Resources Must Carry Forward After the Pandemic. Tennesseean.com Opinion, 23 Dec 2020.   

Hurst-Wahl, Jill. “How to Hug a Porcupine: Relationship Building with Lawmakers and Why It's Important.” Digitization 101, 8 July 2019.  Reviewing a United for Libraries program at ALA Annual 2019.
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Kromer, Kathi. “August Is Peak Season for Advocacy: Tips for meeting with your members of Congress.” American Libraries, 3 Aug 2018.

Sostaric, Katarina. "Update: Senate Committee Restores Nurse, Librarian Requirement For School Districts; Advances Bill." Iowa Public Radio, 27 Feb. 2019. 
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Sullivan, Margaret. “The Importance of Advocacy at the State Level”. KQ, AASL, 7 Aug. 2018.
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Important Advocacy Tips 
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Kachel, Deb."Communication with Legislators"
​School Library Monthly, p.8-10, Feb. 2014. 5 easy steps to raise awareness with legislators. Not available digitally but worth finding in paper.

Smart Goals for Visibility by Paige Jaeger (Library Door blog post, March 24, 2014)
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REAL EXAMPLE
Hardesty, Kathryn. "Speech to School Board Supporting School Libraries and Librarians." (ilovelibraries.org)
Legislative Efforts Elsewhere
MICHIGAN Data by NON-Librarians

Evans, Maxwell. "Lawmakers Push to Require Librarians in Public Schools."  Lansing City Pulse [Lansing MI], 11 May 2019. 

Michigan School Finance Collaborative. Costing Out the Resources Needed to Meet Michigan’s Standards and Requirements. Michigan School Finance Collaborative, 2018. Fund MI Schools.  One-page Fact Sheet is available. Read full 2018 website of the School Finance Research Collaborative at www.fundmischools.org/.

OpED: Zemke, Adam, et al. "Opinion | A Librarian in Every Michigan school? Lawmakers Make the Case." Bridge (MI), The Center for Michigan, 5 June 2018. The Center for Michigan, which includes Bridge Magazine, was created to help Michigan citizens develop an agenda to move our state forward. The three authors are the state legislators who proposed this bill.

NEVADA
Valley, Jackie. "School Librarians Fear a 'Quiet Crisis' is Endangering Their Place in the Education World." Nevada Independent, 25 Mar. 2018. A school librarian stepped up to work with a gubenatorial candidate.

TENNESSEE
Dark, Sarah. “Equitable Access to Education and Resources Must Carry Forward After the Pandemic. Tennesseean.com Opinion, 23 Dec 2020.   

TEXAS

Chang, Julie. "Texas Senate Passes Teacher Pay Raise, Adds Librarians." Austin American Statesman [Austin TX], 4 Mar. 2019. 
Chang, Julie. "School Librarians Left Out of $5K Pay Raise Proposal." Austin American Statesman [Austin TX], 22 Feb. 2019. 

UK
Allen-Kinross, Pippa. "New Campaign Would Make School Libraries a Statutory Requirement." Schools Week, 27 Apr. 2018. This may be the UK but..
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  • Site Overview
    • SNL Speaks Out (BLOG)
    • Table of Contents
    • Houston ISD School Board >
      • Library Staffing Overview
      • Cost of Staffing HISD Library
      • District I
      • District II
      • District III
      • District IV
      • District V
      • District VI
      • District VII
      • District VIII
      • District IX
      • 17 Children are At Risk/Literacy Deserts
    • What Strong School Librarians Do >
      • 2019 Strong HISD Libraries
      • Impact on Students of School Libraries
      • How They Do It >
        • Certified School Librarians
        • Teaching Expertise Matters
        • Research into School Library Impact
        • Book Deserts
        • Equity of Access Intro
        • Honoring Diversity
        • Intellectual Freedom
        • Critical Thinking
        • Windows Mirrors Sliding Glass Doors
        • Future Ready
        • Closed Library
    • Declaration for the Right to Libraries
  • Allies and Supporters
    • Jan 6 2021 Washington DC
    • 2020 Racial Justice Resources >
      • BLM & Teaching Tolerance
      • A Primer-Racial Justice >
        • Anti-Racism Resources
        • Allyship
        • Black History
        • Voting & Civil Discourse
      • Parenting Resources
      • Diversity in Education >
        • LatinX Resources
        • Gender Issues
        • Indigenous Peoples
      • Young Children - Books & Media
      • Elementary Books & Resources >
        • General ELEM Fiction & Nonfiction
        • ELEM Podcasts Videos & PD
      • Middle School Books & Resources >
        • MS NONFICTION
        • MS MEDIA Resources
      • High School Books & Media >
        • HS NONFICTION
        • HS MEDIA Resources
        • UPPER HS Books
      • Curriculum Supporting Racial Justice >
        • Curriculum by Age Level
    • 2020 Remote Learning Resources >
      • For Students and Families >
        • Enrichment Ideas
        • Geography, History, Culture
      • For Everyone
      • For Parents Teachers Librarians
      • Librarians in Remote Learning
    • General Resources for Allies
    • Advocacy Tools for Allies >
      • Information for Parents and Students >
        • Parent Info - Pre 2017
      • Information for Teachers >
        • Teacher Info - Pre 2017
      • Information for Principals and Administrators >
        • Admin Info - Pre 2017
      • Information for Policymakers >
        • Policy Info - Pre2017
    • OpEds and Legislative News - Other Places
    • Equity, Literacy & Critical Thinking >
      • Equity of Access in Detail >
        • Equity - Pre 2017
      • Diverse Choices
      • Reading Matters = Literacy >
        • Reading Matters - Pre 2017
        • Bonus Reading Info
      • Readiness K-20
      • Information Literacy
      • Critical Thinking >
        • Critical Thinking Pre 2017
    • Digital Literacy >
      • Digital Literacy Pre 2017
  • Resources for Librarians
    • Pandemic Library Services
    • Librarian Advocacy in Action >
      • Telling your Story - Basic Advocacy
      • Ecosystem
      • Legislators are Just People
      • Measuring Library Impact
      • Infographics
    • Librarians as Leaders >
      • Librarians Leaders Pre 2017
      • Equity Led by Librarians
      • Libns for Readiness K-20
      • Nurturing Environment
      • Strengthening Your Skills - Personal PD
      • LIB Assn Tools >
        • School Library Standards
        • Future Ready Libraries
      • Curriculum
      • The Research - School Libraries >
        • Research Pre2017
      • Genl Articles LIB Pre2017
    • Literacies >
      • Reading Matters >
        • Reading-Librarians Pre2017
      • Digital Literacy >
        • Digital Lit for Librarians Pre 2017
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