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PR & Advocacy

Get the word out. Use the information and outreach tools provided on this page to tell your story. Use these press releases, flyers, datasheets, bookmarks, etc. to invite families to a Summer Reading program, to keep library trustees informed about library trends in the state, or to let your community know about national literary events or award-winning authors.

Fact Sheets

Evergreen

• Open-source Software for Libraries (PDF)

Georgia Libraries

• By the Numbers (PDF)
• The State Library Collection (PDF)
• Did you know? Facts about Georgia Public Libraries (PDF)
• PINES Fact Sheet and Map (PDF)
• PINES User Survey 2007 Results (PDF)
• 50 Reasons to Love Your Library (PDF)

GOLD

• GOLD Fact Sheet (PDF)

GPLS

• About Us (PDF)
• GPLS Presentation (PDF)
  This is a PDF version of a Powerpoint presentation. The original PPT file is available upon request.

Literacy

• Adult Literacy (PDF)
• Family Literacy (PDF)
• Help Your Child Enjoy Reading (PDF)

Libraries Nationally

• OCLC's Libraries: How They Stack Up (PDF)

Templates & Tool Kits

Library Card Sign-Up Month

• The Smartest Card. Get it. Use it. @ your library. PLA Campaign and Advocacy Toolkit

Take a Talking Book

• Take a Talking Book Resource & Tool Kit (Outreach Campaign for Senior Adults in Georgia)

Links to Library PR Resources

• Friends of Georgia Libraries
• Telling the Library Story Tool Kit
• ALA @your library campaign
• SOL: Spanish in Our Libraries
• Gale: Find Yourself in the Library
• GeoLib
• Georgia's Public Libraries (2006 Documentary, 11min.)

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