OLA Advocacy Representatives
OLA has a VIP approach to advocacy: help members demonstrate the Value of libraries, Influence decision making, and positively Position libraries, and the people who work for them.
OLA’s Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing all OLA Advocacy activities. The OLA Advocacy Committee advises and responds to the OLA Board.
Certain advocacy issues are also the responsibility of:
Advocacy issues specifically relating to School Libraries, Public Libraries and University/College Libraries are the responsibility of:
Responding to Advocacy Issues
Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB)
For advocacy issues with a national scope, the Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) is our voice. The Federation was established to facilitate collaboration in library advocacy at the federal level. OLA is a member of CFLA.
Is there an advocacy issue that OLA should be responding to? Please contact Lily Kwok, Advocacy & Research Officer, to tell us about it.
