MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: How to Really Know Your Community: Mining the Data Without Reinventing the Wheel

Thursday, March 21, 2024 
10:00 - 11:00 AM

Do you realize the treasure trove of information about your community that is available at your fingertips Having reliable data at hand when exploring your options keeps your library's decision-making based upon facts, not feelings or opinions. Sure you can listen to your gut, but how do you demonstrate when your gut is successful? Data is measurable, verifiable, understandable, and quantifiable.

Join MLA and presenter Kate Pohjola Andrade, Director of the Woodlands Library Cooperative at our March Advocacy Hour dedicated to data, and explore the tools available to all of us!

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Advocacy Hour conversations are always free to attend but registration is required. 

MLA Connect Advocacy Hours are an opportunity for the library community to learn more about MLA's advocacy and legislative priorities including funding, elections, property taxes, literacy, internet access, privacy, intellectual freedom, and more. Each month, we will address a new topic and share any pending legislation introduced in the House or Senate that could impact the Michigan library community. Open discussion and Q & A will follow the interview-style agenda.

Monthly sessions will take place generally on the third Thursday of the month at 10:00 am. Advocacy Hours are free to attend to anyone interested in joining the conversation! A maximum of 500 attendees can join each live event. Registered attendees will receive information and a link to access the meetings on the Zoom platform. 

Please note recordings of all MLA Advocacy Hours are available to watch for free and on-demand at MLA Connect On-Demand.

 


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