Developing a Relationship

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Developing a Relationship

• With your legislator

Pam McDermott Glen Crest Middle School
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Why?

• Provide support legislatively
• Increase your visibility with administrators,
  teachers, parents, students
• Bring attention to your library program
• Opportunity to state your needs

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How do you do this?

• Visit
• Call
• Email
• Articles, study results, FYIs

Personal
Written
Librarian
Position paper
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What you can do for your legislator . . .
Votes
Publicity

• The more you help them the more they will you
• Win-Win

Give them a venue
Help their local efforts
Educate them about issues
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Invite them to your school . . .

• Awards ceremonies
• Club meeting
• Chat with students in LMC

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Invite them to speak . . .

• Student Council
• School Board meeting
• Welcome reception

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Go to see them . . .

• In Springfield
• Local Office
• Community events

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Take students . . .

• Legislative breakfast
• Community events
• Church events

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Benefits