Take Five Minutes Today to Build a Relationship With Your Legislators
Don’t wait until issues and challenges arise before getting to know your House and Senate members. Today is the day to introduce yourselves. We’ve made it easy…and it should only take five minutes!
MLA continues to promote the value of our libraries to Michigan communities to our legislators. But MLA’s voice is only as strong as the collective and diverse voices that join us. Our greatest asset in articulating our message is you! Being a good library advocate means that you must first build good relationships.
Today, we are asking each of you to TAKE 5! Take five minutes to send an email to your House and Senate Members and introduce yourself. Congratulate them on their election if they are new. Invite them to the library for a behind-the-scenes tour and introduce them to the library staff. If they don’t have a library card, invite them to come and sign up. Invite them to hold a coffee hour in your library. Invite them to read out loud during March is Reading Month. Invite them to your next program. Offer yourself/your organization or MLA as a resource for finding solutions to the issues that have to do with libraries.
Please customize the email template! Share your library name and contact information. What program or initiative are you excited about at your library? How has your library helped your community? Share a personal story or anecdote about how your library is making an impact in the lives of Michiganders.
Make sure you edit our prewritten template before you hit send! Feel free to customize any part of your message, but please note the [****text****] areas will need to be edited in the email before you submit your message.
Take Five Minutes Today to Build a Relationship With Your Legislators
Don’t wait until issues and challenges arise before getting to know your House and Senate members. Today is the day to introduce yourselves. We’ve made it easy…and it should only take five minutes!
MLA continues to promote the value of our libraries to Michigan communities to our legislators. But MLA’s voice is only as strong as the collective and diverse voices that join us. Our greatest asset in articulating our message is you! Being a good library advocate means that you must first build good relationships.
Today, we are asking each of you to TAKE 5! Take five minutes to send an email to your House and Senate Members and introduce yourself. Congratulate them on their election if they are new. Invite them to the library for a behind-the-scenes tour and introduce them to the library staff. If they don’t have a library card, invite them to come and sign up. Invite them to hold a coffee hour in your library. Invite them to read out loud during March is Reading Month. Invite them to your next program. Offer yourself/your organization or MLA as a resource for finding solutions to the issues that have to do with libraries.
Please customize the email template! Share your library name and contact information. What program or initiative are you excited about at your library? How has your library helped your community? Share a personal story or anecdote about how your library is making an impact in the lives of Michiganders.
Make sure you edit our prewritten template before you hit send! Feel free to customize any part of your message, but please note the [****text****] areas will need to be edited in the email before you submit your message.