Studies have shown that the best way to turn positive (but passive) library awareness into active funding support is through advocacy programs. And of course... you want to help! But not every library advocate has the same talents, energy or experience. Knowing what kind of advocacy role is the best fit for you can help leverage your efforts, or set you up to get more training if you need it. This quiz is just for fun... but it can be the start of a journey to discover how to build the best set of advocacy skills for yourself and your library's whole team.
You're great at building connections and networks on the ground, encouraging friends, family and even strangers to be positive -- and active! -- about libraries.
You're comfortable working with official texts and not intimidated by jargon. You're vital in making sure your team has understood bills, draft regulations and other proposals, and can respond.
You know how to write a great press release or statement that will engage and inform readers, and make clear what libraries are about and what they need clearly and effectively.
You have the skills needed to make what you produce -- both offline and online -- look attractive and convincing. You help your team stand out from the crowd.
You have a talent for engaging people through social media, using short messages, hashtags and images in the best way to engage readers, and to get them to read and support your work.
You can keep the whole operation running and effective by keeping an overview of events, contacts and opportunities. You help other members of the team use their own time most effectively.
You help ensure that your team does not miss an opportunity by keeping an eye on emerging issues and proposals coming from your government or other authority, and their progress towards decisions.
You provide the foundations for your team's messaging by identifying examples, arguments and other stories - from your country or abroad - that give your arguments more power.
