MO're Leaders Advocacy Toolkit

Communication with Schools focuses on building strong communication within your school community.

Includes strategies for collaborating with teachers, supporting administrators, sharing data, and aligning the library program with school goals and student achievement.

Communication with Communities highlights ways to connect your library program beyond the school walls.

Covers outreach strategies, partnerships with families and local organizations, event promotion, and building community support for your library.

Communication with Other Librarians supports professional communication and collaboration with other librarians.

Includes networking ideas, sharing best practices, professional learning communities, and advocacy efforts at the district and state level.

Inclusion centers on creating equitable, welcoming, and representative library spaces.

Includes resources for inclusive collections, diverse programming, accessibility, and ensuring all students feel seen, valued, and supported.

Media Literacy emphasizes the librarian’s role in advocating for media literacy as an essential part of student learning.

Includes strategies for promoting its importance to staff and administrators, integrating it across the curriculum, and equipping students with the skills to critically evaluate information, recognize misinformation, ethically use AI, and engage responsibly in a digital world.

Technology highlights the librarian’s role in advocating for meaningful technology integration within the school.

Includes strategies for promoting the value of makerspaces, emerging technologies, and hands-on learning, as well as guidance on securing funding through grant writing, building partnerships, and supporting staff and students with innovative, equitable access to technology.