Building an advocacy base for the school library media center is seemingly one of the hardest responsibilities for a library media specialist. The resources and links on this page are provided to facilitate garnering support for the media center program.

• Advocacy and the School Library Media Center

• Advocacy ideas

• Characteristics of a quality library media program (This is by no means a definitive list but is provided to help the library media specialist think about what defines the library program and how to share that information with stakeholders and decision-makers.

• Job Comparison (This chart illustrates the similarities between the job of principal and that of the library media specialist. It is proven to be very eye-opening for both groups of educators.)

• LMC Atmosphere Survey

• Marketing-Leadership Thoughts

• Strategies for Advocacy

• What I [principal] Should Expect from My Library Media Specialist

• What My Library Media Specialist Should Receive from Me, the Principal