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MLA Conversations on Library Advocacy Post-Election with David Lusk

Event Start Date: Friday, November 6, 2020 - 3:00 pm

Event End Date: Friday, November 6, 2020 - 4:00 pm


We will take a fist look at the public policy landscape for libraries in the days following the 2020 elections and discuss how the election results will impact library advocacy moving forward. We will speak with David Lusk, founder of Key Advocacy and coordinator of the ALA National Network. David specializes in developing nationwide grassroots and grasstops programs for associations, nonprofits, and corporations.

Guest:

  • David M. Lusk, Founder of KEY ADVOCACY: Unlocking the Power of Advocacy; Member, ASAE Government Relations & Advocacy Professionals Advisory Council; Co-Chair, ASAE GRAPAC Education & Programs Committee

Co-hosts:

  • Megan Sutherland, East Area Manager, Prince George’s County Memorial Library System; Co-chair, Library Advocacy Interest Group, Maryland Library Association
  • Joseph Thompson, Director of Public Services, Carroll County Public Library; Chair, Committee on Legislation, American Library Association

Register for free at https://forms.gle/hRWZuhXodoZmJohSA

You will be sent the login information from jthompson@carr.org. Registration will close 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. We will be using Zoom. Thanks for being a part of the conversation!

Did you miss our conversation last Friday with Stephen Miller, Larry Clemens, & Cindy Steinhoff of the Congress of Academic Library Directors (CALD)? Watch the recording at: https://marylandlibraries.zoom.us/rec/share/rt-JlbsClolsO5216ckpE5rW1FhmNtXG9IkJ4-BOWJjAhT9xQ8sVYQeoa3mX780w.EHVBGS-zbPU71qQy

Find archived recordings of past MLA Conversations at https://www.mdlib.org/content.asp?contentid=350. Make sure that you’re subscribed to the Marylib email listserv https://www.mdlib.org/content.asp?contentid=153 to receive information each week on upcoming MLA Conversations!

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