5. 2. Pew, September 2016
CIVIC
ATTITUDES
the
data
‣ Millennials use libraries at a higher rate than
any other demographic
‣ Parents are more likely to use libraries than
adults without children
‣ The majority of Americans hold very positive
views about libraries
10. In 2018 voters view the library as:
55% - an essential local institution
58% - advancing education
53% - a source of community pride
51% - enhancing the quality of life
VOTER
ATTITUDES
the
data
11. In 2008 of all voters:
37% will Definitely vote yes for the library
37% are likely to vote yes for the library
26% are likely or will definitely vote no
VOTER
ATTITUDES
the
data
12. VOTER
ATTITUDES
the
data
In 2018 of all voters:
27% will Definitely vote yes for the library
31% are likely to yes for the library
42% are likely or will definitely vote no
23. TAKE A
MOME
NT TO
ASK
YOURS
ELF:
WHY DO YOU WORK IN A
LIBRARY?
WHAT ARE YOU
PASSIONATE ABOUT IN
YOUR WORK IN THE
LIBRARY
WHAT DOES YOUR LIBRARY
DO BETTER THAN ANYONE
ELSE IN YOUR
COMMUNITY?
WHAT COULD YOUR
LIBRARY BE DOING
BETTER?
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE
’BEING SEEN’ AT WORK IN
THE COMMUNITY?
46. SAUL
ALINS
KYguiding principle
—it is necessary to begin where the world is if we are going to change it to what
we think it should be. That means working in the system.”
52. PATHW
AY TO
SURFA
CING
• DEVELOP A NARRATIVE
• WRITE THE BOOK
• TELL THEIR STORY
• ESTABLISH THEIR
EXPERITISE
• EXPLORATORY TEAM
• GET ENDORSED
• LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
53. WHAT IS YOUR
BOOK?
Strategic Plan
Management Plan
Service/Programs/Collections Plan
Fundraising Goals
Financials and Fiduciary
54. WRITING A
BETTER BOOK
• change the way you do community surveys
• ask questions about staff and not just institutions
• ask questions to non-users as much as you ask
users
• non-users have a perception of value but no
current experience
55. PRACTIC
ES FOR
COMMUN
ITY
ASSESS
Field questions in ways
that breakthrough the
“4th wall”
Oversample non-users
Get out of the library
• Go to their homes
• Go door to-door
• Go to unusual places
• Locations where non-
majority or non-privileged
pops congregate
83. FOUR STORIES
TO TELL
Stories of our successes
Stories of our failures
Stories about people that the
audience cares about
Stories that decision makers
want to hear
96. LISTENmessaging
The library tax will be yet another
tax that small business owners
can’t afford to pay.
The internet has everything that I
could just find at the library
The library can be run by
97. REPEAT &
REFRAME
messaging
I understand the great burden placed
on small business owners…
The internet is a great source of
information...
Our volunteers are very valuable to
the library...
98. AND… messaging
AND that’s why we provide so many resources that
make being a small business owner easier
AND that’s why we want to increase the
community’s access to it and add value to what you
get from it.
AND that’s why the library uses as many volunteers
as we can to streamline our processes and free up
our paid staff to provide the best services we
possibly can
99. EXAMPLESmessaging FOR EXAMPLE, we often have programming on hiring
staff for small business owners and we offer patent and
trademark classes to teach small business owners to
protect their property.
FOR EXAMPLE, we offer high speed internet access
along with databases that provide a level of well
researched and scientifically supported articles that you
just can’t and for free on the internet.
FOR EXAMPLE, we love having our volunteers take on
roles that free up staff to work on higher level tasks such
as budgets, training, and working with high level
100. ALL
TOGETHER
messaging
I understand the great burden placed on
small business owners AND that’s why we
provide so many resources that make
being a small business owner easier. FOR
EXAMPLE, we often have programming
on hiring staff for small business owners
and we offer patent and trademark classes
to teach small business owners to protect
101. ALL
TOGETHER
messaging
The internet is a great source of
information AND that’s why we want to
increase the community’s access to it and
add value to what you get from it. FOR
EXAMPLE, we offer high speed internet
access along with databases that provide
a level of well researched and scientifically
supported articles that you just can’t find
102. ALL
TOGETHER
messaging
That’s an excellent suggestion AND that’s
why the library uses as many volunteers
as we can to streamline our processes and
free up our paid staff to provide the best
services we possibly can. FOR EXAMPLE,
we love having our volunteers take on
roles that free up staff to work on higher
level tasks such as budgets, training, and
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Always get something back. – Some contact information, data, or understanding about supporters back
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WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH RUNNING ADVOCACY LIKE ENTREPRENOURSHIP.
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You don’t try to change the minds of the community members, you have to attach the library to issues that they already care about. – Give the example of evangelical voters and trump. Trump’s messages played on their fears of being prosecuted and attacked. He didn’t try to convince them they weren’t being attacked. Hilary did and that’s why she lost.
How many of you have been around someone who just made you feel good about being around them? How many of you can think of friends or family that make you feel bad when you’re around them?
How you’re feeling as a leader has a profound affect on the people you lead. Its your job as a leader, the reason you make the big bucks, to do the REALLY HARD WORK of developing your emotional intelligence and gain power over your own emotional state. Because people that count on you every single day are are affected by the way you feel.
The positive emotional attractor (PEA) triggers constructive cognitive and physiological responses that enhance an individual's motivation, effort, optimism, flexibility, creative thinking, resilience and other adaptive behaviors.
The negative emotional attractor (NEA) triggers another process by calling attention to current social and environmental stressors that may compromise an individual's effectiveness.
Our staff are in a constant state of fight or flight response –
Let’s face it, the world is tough right now, constant state of bad news, continuous bombardment of negative media.
If it bleeds, it leads.
People are in a heightened stated of anxiety and fight or flight response.
Its up to us as leaders to fight against this current to get people into the mental state that we need in order to move our organizations and industry forward.
Tell the story of shoveling horse crap vs building a new library and leading a new team of staff- Shoveling shit was physically tiring but leading staff on the construction project was even more tiring
You don’t try to change the minds of the community members, you have to attach the library to issues that they already care about. – Give the example of evangelical voters and trump. Trump’s messages played on their fears of being prosecuted and attacked. He didn’t try to convince them they weren’t being attacked. Hilary did and that’s why she lost.
What is some language that we use for libraries, what are some ideas about language
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