Presentation at Spring Assembly 2010, by Tonganoxie Library Director Royce Kitts on Frontline Advocacy in Libraries.

1. Frontline Avocados Royce Kitts

2. Frontline Advocacy Royce Kitts

4. What is advocacy?

5. “ Advocacy is about getting support from those who are in a position to help you and your library.”

6. “ Advocacy is the act of pleading for or supporting a change in an existing system which will produce results that are permanent and will benefit future users of the system.”

7. Advocacy is taking advantage of interactions to talk about what the library means to the community.

8. Advocacy: see marketing.

10. What is frontline advocacy? Involving people who interact with the library in advocacy.

14. Patrons, Friends, & Trustees