Colleagues, please register and share. Webinar: Advocacy 'n Action: Educate, Evaluate, Collaborate - Thursday, April 13th, 1:00 ET Description: The purpose of this webinar is to begin the conversation on advocacy as it relates to HBCU libraries. Before effective advocacy can begin, a thorough knowledge of the mission and vision of the library is needed. Librarians, library staff, institution administration and community members with a vested interest in the library and who share benefits of the library must be brought on board and encouraged to add their voice to the conversation. This is the opening salvo of what promises to be a spirited discussion of advocacy within the HBCU Library Alliance. Take-Aways: After this session, participants will be able to: 1. Define advocacy, lobbying and activism and understand their differences 2. Raise awareness of the need for advocacy on individual campuses 3. Describe activities that fall under the umbrella of advocacy 4. Begin the process of developing an advocacy plan Instructor: Jean Greene is currently Director of Library Services and Archives for Hinds Community College-Utica Campus. She has been employed with Hinds Community College in various Learning Resources positions for over twenty years (sixteen years as Director of the William H. Holtzclaw Library and Archives, four years as Serials and Reference Librarian for McLendon Library on the Raymond Campus, and three years as the Rankin Campus librarian). Her other library experience includes Head of Northside Branch Library (currently Charles W. Tisdale Library) for the Jackson-Hinds Library system and AV Department Supervisor for the Mississippi Library Commission. Greene represents 2-Year Technical and Community Colleges on the HBCU Library Alliance Board. She has served as part of the mentor team for the Wayne State IDOL project as well as one of the mentors for the HBCU Library Alliance Leadership program in 2010 and 2012. Jean created the nine panel traveling exhibit (https://jaygee54.wordpress.com/ )in 2011 for the Utica Campus titled: The Utica Normal and Industrial Institute: The History, The Legacy, The Promise. She was as an instructor for the "Accessing Internet" classes for Project HyperLeap as well as an instructor for the "Teacher Quality Enhancement Partnership Project" for Jackson State University. Jean is active in community service in the Utica area. She is a member of the American Library Association, National Education Association, Mississippi Association of Educators, Utica Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Friends of Utica and Utica Area Habitat for Humanity. She is married and has one son, Dustin. Member Registration: Paste this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8XCJRPQ into your address bar and register no later than Tuesday, April 11th. Members will receive log-in information on Wednesday, April 12th . Non-member Registration: Access this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8BWBG69 no later than Tuesday, April 11th to register and process the $125.00 registration fee. Log-in will be forwarded upon receipt of the registration fee. Stay tuned! Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/