MLA Annual Report 2018
Advocacy Report Submitted by Danielle Hubbard, Advocacy Director
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new Advocacy Committee was struck in 2018, reflecting MLA’s recent amalgamation and including greater representation from rural libraries.
Significant 2018 initiatives have included:
submitting an expression of interest for increased library funding to the federal government as part of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program;
submitting a letter to Minister Cox regarding the delayed release of the Public Libraries Review;
creating and disseminating a Municipal Elections Toolkit for use by public libraries surrounding the October 24th elections; and
promoting October as Canadian Library Month via MLA social media.
This graphic reached over 3,000 people on Facebook, earning 82 reactions/comments/shares and 139 post clicks. The post earned 203 impressions on Twitter and reached 90 users on Instagram.
The most popular “Library Thinker”, pictured below, reached 1,985 people on Facebook. The post earned 84 reactions/comments/shares and 74 post clicks. The post reached 475 users on Twitter, and 82 users on Instagram.
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