Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA) launches Advocacy Toolkit for Libraries

July 3, 2024

The Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA) released a toolkit to assist members of the library community advocate for libraries in local communities and to candidates in the upcoming provincial election.

Modelled after the Manitoba Library Association’s Provincial Election Toolkit 2023, the toolkit contains:

• a list of advocacy priorities
• a template for letters and emails
• questions to ask candidates during an election campaign
• a timeline of how the provincial budget is created
• a list of further resources.

Advocacy Toolkit for Saskatchewan Libraries

New Advocacy Toolkit for Libraries

With a provincial election taking place in Saskatchewan this fall, the coming months are a critical time for library advocacy.

With that in mind, SLA’s Advocacy & Development Committee is excited to launch its new Advocacy Toolkit! This toolkit has been created with the goal of helping you and your library better advocate for itself in your community and to your elected officials or electoral candidates.

The toolkit includes: a list of priorities for which to consider advocating, a letter template that can be customized for your elected official, questions to consider asking candidates during an election campaign, a timeline of how our provincial budget is created, and a list of further resources.

This toolkit is intended to reflect and be useful to all types of libraries in the province, and anyone is welcome to use, customize, or distribute these resources!

Have ideas for other pieces you’d like to see included in the Advocacy Toolkit? Email your ideas to info@saskla.ca and the Advocacy & Development Committee will consider your suggestions for inclusion in future toolkit updates.

View the Advocacy Toolkit

(Via Saskatchewan Library Association)