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PC Sweeney
Making it Happenor
Keeping the Party Going
Patrick “PC” Sweeney@pcsweeney
www.pcsweeney.com
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Libraryland Ecosystem
Building voter support for libraries
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EveryLibrary’s Successes
Building voter support for libraries
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Why Talk in Terms of Voters
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The Numbers Are Great!
Building voter support for libraries
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Civic Attitudes
● 94% of Parents say libraries are important for their children. 79% say “very important”. 2
● 58% of Americans have a library card. 3
● 62% of card holders have visited the library in the last year at least once.4
2. Pew, May 2013
3 and 4. Harris Interactive | ALA, January 2011
Building voter support for libraries
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Voter Attitudes
Nationwide, of all voters:
37% will Definitely vote yes for the library37% will Probably vote yes for the library
26% will Probably or Definitely vote no or may vote either way.
Building voter support for libraries
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Party Affiliation Doesn’t Matter
Building voter support for libraries
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Library Card Stats Don’t Matter
Building voter support for libraries
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Library Use Doesn’t Matter
Building voter support for libraries
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What Does Matter
Building voter support for libraries
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What do politicians respond to?
Building voter support for libraries
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What can we get?
Building voter support for libraries
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Identify Supporters of You
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ALATT: A Brief History
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80% is Just Showing Up
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Find a Partner
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Find a Group
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Be More than Colleagues
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Build Lines of
Communication
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Share Successes
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Ask for Help
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Offer To Help
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Give Up Some Control
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Attend Events
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Create Your Own Events
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Connect People
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Subversive Groups
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Follow Up
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Talk to More People
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Say Yes! But Sometimes Say No
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Get Out of the Library
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TheKen Haycock
Rule
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A Little More Organized
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Face-to-Face
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Guitar Library
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Library Roadshow
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Seed Library
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Graffiti Project
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Makingithappen.us
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The Story Sailboat
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LibLab
From - http://www.slideshare.net/jill_hw/nyac-2012
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Facebook Groups
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EveryLibrary
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PC Sweeney
Making it Happenor
Keeping the Party Going
Patrick “PC” Sweeney@pcsweeney
www.pcsweeney.com