Library Trustees and Advocacy
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Keep your public library a part of local, county, and state conversations.
Al Hayden shows how trustees can advocate on behalf of their libraries.
One of the most important jobs for a library trustee is advocating for the public library the board represents.
Many trustees consider their advocacy role to be conscripted to library crises, such as loss of funding or large-scale book challenges. However, there is a great deal that trustees are allowed (and encouraged!) to do to advocate on behalf of the libraries they represent that isn't tied to a specific event.
In this webinar, Al Hayden, Library Advisory Specialist with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, will discuss ways that library trustees and other library advocates can keep their public library a part of the local, county, and state conversations throughout the year.
Trustees, those who regularly work with trustees, or other library advocates such as library Friends, will come away with customizable ideas to highlight the essential nature of their libraries to their communities, regardless of their situation or level of experience.
Join us on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
at 2:00 pm US Eastern, 11:00 am US Pacific
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About Al
Al Hayden (she/her) has been a policy nerd for two decades across several careers. She's spent the last decade working in libraries, combining her passions for data, policy, the mission of public libraries, and the power of the communities they bring together.
Al has held several managerial and administrative positions in libraries and is currently the Library Advisory Specialist for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Her job is to advise Directors, Friends, Foundations, and Trustees in public libraries throughout the Commonwealth on best practices and solid policies, as well as how to mine useful data that demonstrates how their libraries are uniquely essential to their communities.
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Learn how to keep your public library a part of the local, county, and state conversations throughout the year.