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Evidence Based Advocacy for Public Libraries

Renae Rountree Washington County Public Library

My story

• Wanted to be librarian from an

early age

• Have been a library director of

small, rural library system for 4 years

• Didn’t really understand what

being a librarian was all about

Perceptions of Librarianship

Reality

What is Evidence Based Advocacy?

• Advocacy
• the act or process of supporting a

cause or proposal

• Evidence Based Advocacy
• To achieve evidence based

advocacy you must have evidence based practice

• Data to shape policy and effect

change on a broad scale

How does evidence based advocacy apply to me?

• Evidenced based advocacy

requires at the most basic level the following:

• Information/data
• Ability to collate data
• Ability to extrapolate trends and

shifts from research

Evidence Based Practice

• Collection

development

• Programming
• Budget

The Next Step: Evidenced Based Advocacy

• Evaluating your surroundings “inside” the

library

• Take 15 minutes and walk around inside the

building

• What services do you offer that produce

warm and fuzzy feelings

• Evaluating your surroundings “outside” the

library

• Civic groups
• Non-profits
• Other government agencies or entities

Matchmaker, matchmaker, find me a match

• Match up with
• rganizations that you

have lots in common with

• Play matchmaker or

facilitator to connect

• rganizations to each
• ther

Tools to See the Bigger Picture

• Return on Investment studies
• http://roi.info.florida.gov
• Databases
• Gale Demographics

Now

• U. S. Census American

Factfinder

• Pew Research Center
• United States Postal

Service

Knowing the Why for Advocacy

• Golden Circle

by Simon Sinek

• What?
• How?
• Why?

Contact Info

• Renae Rountree
• director@wcplfl.com
• 850-638-1314