• Library Advocacy: As easy as 1-2-3
  • 1- Select Your Message
    • Public Libraries
    • Academic Libraries
    • School-Libraries
  • 2 - Contacts
    • Martin County State Legislators
    • Palm Beach County State Legislators
    • Broward County State Legislators
    • Miami-Dade County State Legislators
    • Key State Executive and Legislative Leaders
  • 3 - Send Your Message
    • Who Can Send a Message?
    • How to Send a Message >
      • Make a Call
      • Send an Email
      • Write a Letter
      • Visit the Legislator
      • Invite the Legislator
      • Connect With Social Media
    • Sample Messages >
      • Request for Funding
      • Invite to Library
      • Thank for Funding
    • Florida Legislative Timetable
    • Library Day in Tallahassee
  • Libraries in the News
  • Value of Libraries
  • Library Advocacy Sites

Sample Messages (Twitter, email and letter)

Request for Funding
Invite to Library
Thank for Funding


Need more Help?
Twitter Help
Not familiar with Twitter? Check out "Getting Stated with Twitter."
  • Create a message of 140 characters maximum, including your Twitter name
  • "Retweet" someone else's tweet that expresses your idea or opinion
Email Templates
Your Online Campaign (ALA Advocacy) includes info on many online formats of communication
Ways to Advocate as a Library Advocate (I Love Libraries) includes samples of multiple formats of communication
Letter Templates
ALA Sample Letter to Elected Officials
California Library Association sample letters to legislators
Vermont Public Library
Writing to Legislators Wisconsin Libraries.org
Pages created by SEFLIN Library Advocacy Committee (2014)
SEFLIN The Southeast Florida Library Information Network, Inc.
Office 452, Wimberly Library, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431
phone: 561-208-0984  fax: 561-208-0995   http://www.seflin.org

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