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"Voices for the Library", a UK-based public library advocacy campaign, was started in August 2010, by a group of library and informational professionals to campaign against proposed closures to UK public libraries. It is supported by individuals and professional groups, including CILIP, Special Libraries Association Europe (SLA Europe), and UNISON.
Berita Harian reported that the National Library Board (NLB) has launched an initiative to help the public better understand and evaluate information and distinguish trustworthy sources from non-trustworthy ones. The S.U.R.E campaign introduces four easy steps: Source, Understand, Research and Evaluate. Berita Harian, Pg 2 [27] 6: Print: 24 ...
The Silence=Death poster was later used by the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power as a central image in their activist campaign against the AIDS epidemic. [8]Because of ACT UP's advocacy, the pink triangle remains synonymous with AIDS activism.
Among the Public Library Association's priority concerns are adequate funding for public libraries and improved access to library resources. [13] American Library Association published "A National Plan for Public Library Service" in 1948. This proposed "a nation-wide minimum standard of service and support below which no library should fall."
OCLC's advocacy campaign "Geek the Library", started in 2009, highlights the role of public libraries. The campaign, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, uses a strategy based on the findings of the 2008 OCLC report, "From Awareness to Funding: A study of library support in America". [44] Other past advocacy campaigns ...
Falls painting a 15-foot poster for the "Books Wanted" campaign at the New York Public Library (March 1918) Bookplate for the "Books Wanted" campaign Charles Buckles Falls was born on December 10, 1874, in Fort Wayne, Indiana .
An advocacy group known as the Human Rights Campaign has begun a campaign it's calling "Remove Ryan Walters," an effort it said will involve the creation of a website opposing the state schools ...
PLA was formed in 1944 as the Division of Public Libraries of the American Library Association. The formation of the Division of Public Libraries of the American Library Association was approved by the ALA Council in 1944 following petitions signed by nearly 1,200 members. The first PLA president was Amy Winslow of Cuyahoga County Library. [10]