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The E's of Libraries®:Demonstrating YourLibrary's Value toEveryone, Everywhere
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Introductions
Jillian WentworthManager of Marketing & Membership,
United for Libraries
Alan FishelUnited for Libraries Board Member
Chair, The E's of Libraries® Task ForcePartner, Arent Fox, Washington, D.C.
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The E's of Libraries®:
EducationEmployment
EntrepreneurshipEmpowermentEngagement
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Libraries & The Reality-Perception Gap
On a scale from essential, to nice-to-have, to obsolete
Perception of Far Too Many People: Libraries are either nice-to-have or obsolete ·
Reality: Libraries are Essential in Numerous Ways
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Reality Perception GapExists for Two Main Reasons
Past Perception Hurdle Lack of Dominant Activity Hurdle
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Past Perception Hurdle
Many people view libraries based on their past perceptions– they believe libraries are a good place to go to borrowbooks, but believe they are now largely outdated Other people view libraries as primarily providers ofinformation, but think that any information you need can befound online
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Lack of One Dominant Activity Hurdle
Libraries do many great things; they do not, however, haveone dominant specific function Most entities that are viewed as essential have onedominant activity (e.g., schools educate and hospitals heal)
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Addressing the HurdlesLibraries may need to utilize messaging that addresses thehurdles in order to overcome the hurdles and eliminate thisrealty perception gap. Messaging that does not address the hurdles may still beeffective for internal distribution, and can at times helpexternally, but such messaging may not have the impactnecessary to truly change the mindset of so many peopleoutside of the library community who because of thehurdles described above view libraries as nice-to-have orobsolete.
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How The E’s of Libraries®Addresses the Hurdles
·Addressing the Past Perception Hurdle: Once peoplebecome familiar in a persuasive, memorable, and organizedway with the categories of activities in which libraries areinvolved, which categories virtually everyone would agreeare connected to essential work, the public perception canchange.· Addressing the Lack of One Dominant Activity Hurdle:The E’s of Libraries take what can be a negative in terms ofmessaging (i.e. the jack of all trades concept), and turn itinto a positive
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The E’s of Libraries®
·The categories of activities that comprise The E’s aregenerally viewed as essential. This messaging uses language that is familiar to third-parties. This messaging focuses on the types of activities thatfunders and potential business partners want to support. This messaging allows people in the library community touse a common language. This messaging helps people outside of the librarycommunity remember what libraries do in a way that theyare more likely to retain the information.
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Remember:
Don't tell them what you want to say.
Tell them what they need to know.
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The E's of Libraries®
EducationEmployment
EntrepreneurshipEmpowermentEngagement
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EducationEarly Childhood Learning
K-12 Education
Adult Education
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Employment
Self-Evaluation
Skill Building Finding and Landing the Job
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Area of Interest Exploration Facilitating Connections Identifying resources for funding and growingyour business
Entreprenuership
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EmpowermentFinancial, Technology, and HealthLiteracy
Civic and Legal Literacy
Support for underserved populations
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Engagement
Learning
Social Community
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Budget presentations
The E's in Action
Making the case tofunders - or"nonbelievers"
Engaging communitypartners
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EMPLOYMENT
73% of public libraries assist patrons with jobapplications and interviewing skills.
LSTA funds trained school and public librarians toprepare students for today’s competitive job marketby providing coding classes and other STEMactivities.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Nearly 100% of libraries offer economic/workforceservices; about half of those provideentrepreneurship and small business developmentservices.
LSTA funds allowed entrepreneurs in rural areas toreceive business development assistance from askilled business & technology outreach librarian.
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"The more I thought about it, themore I really like the message ofthe 5 E's. It really does summarizewell the ways that a library isessential to a community. I willdefinitely be using it more andworking from it in the future." -Becky IsbellDirector, Brownwood (Texas)Public Library
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Your Library in Their Language:How to Tailor The E’s of Libraries®for Your Library and Community
The E’s in Action in Your LibraryAnalysis of library services
The Key E’s of Your Community
How does the library solve the community’s problems? What’s Your E?™: Library Stories
Use storytelling with The E’s of Libraries®
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What's Your E?™
For librarians/staff
For customers/patrons
For library advocates
For community members
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What'sNext forThe E's ofLibraries?®
The E's of Libraries® WebinarTues., Sept. 24, 2-3 p.m. EasternFREERegister atwww.ala.org/united/advocacy/es-of-libraries ALA Editions title: Coming in 2020!
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Be a part ofThe E's of Libraries®
Have your badge scanned following the program
Email us at [email protected]
www.ala.org/united/advocacy/es-of-libraries
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About United for Libraries
United for Libraries
@ala_united
United for Libraries: The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends andFoundations, is a division of the American Library Association with approximately
4,000 personal and group members representing hundreds of thousands of library supporters.
United for Libraries supports those who govern, promote, advocate, and fundraise
for libraries, and brings together library Trustees, advocates, Friends, andFoundations into a partnership that creates a powerful force
for libraries in the 21st century.
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Contact Uswww.ala.org/united
[email protected](800) 545-2433, ext. 2161
www.ala.org/united/advocacy/es-of-libraries