How To: Engage With Your Local Library Board
Local libraries are a gift to our communities, and they are so much more than just books.
Libraries are free “third spaces,” spaces between work and home, where people can gather. Libraries often offer services such as “tool libraries” for home repairs, “seed libraries” for gardeners, civic health services, like vital voting information, programs to help community members apply to public assistance programs, and so much more.
One way we protect and cherish these spaces is by engaging with local library boards to ensure that decisions made about our community libraries are made by and for our communities. When librarians are courageous and set up diverse and banned book displays in spite of censorship attacks, the least we can do is show our thanks!
In collaboration with Strongly Worded Letters, we’ve created a simple step-by-step guide for how to voice your support to your library board.
Here's how to get access to this toolkit:- Take action by signing this form and committing your support to defending books!
- On the next page, you'll receive a link to download the toolkit! Read on to learn about how to attend library board meetings, what to say when you're there, and other ways to defend books!
