EveryLibrary advocacy training is coming to your region!

Register now for the East, Middle, or West Tennessee dates during the week of March 18-21, 2019.

Tenn-Share invites library directors and managers, decision-makers, trustees, advocates etc., to learn practical strategies to advocate for your library from the experts at EveryLibrary, a nonprofit social welfare organization chartered to work on local library ballot initiatives. Join John Chrastka and Patrick Sweeney from EveryLibrary, who have planned these days to be productive and relevant for staff at ALL library types.

EveryLibrary helps public, school and academic libraries achieve their funding goals through successful negotiating, donor development, and winning bonding, tax and advisory referenda, assuring stable funding and access to libraries for years to come.

$20 per person, includes lunch - REGISTER NOW

Dates and Locations for each Grand Division

East Tennessee workshop on Monday, March 18 - University of Tennessee, Knoxville Library

Middle Tennessee workshop on Tuesday, March 19 - Goodwill Industries Herman Street Office

West Tennessee workshop on Thursday, March 21 - University of Memphis Library

AGENDA

9am - 9:30am: Gather and network

9:30am - 12:30pm: Lecture / Discussion (Break at 11:15am)

12:30p - 1pm: Lunch (working, if possible)

1pm - 1:25pm: 'Refocus' exercise (transition to breakouts)

1:30pm - 2:50pm: Breakouts

3:00pm - 3:30pm: Recap discussion

Adjourn by 3:30pm local time