Thing 16-Advocacy

This post has really opened my eyes to the struggle that people have to raise the profile of libraries (and in some cases to keep the service running).  In my work place we are fortunate in that the library is very well used by students and book usage is rising year on year.  We are proactive as staff and get out into the academic departments when possible to promote our services and resources to as many people as we can.  I enjoyed reading Johanna's post, she obviously has so much passion for the role that libraries play in our society.  With all the recent budget cuts it's more important than ever that we stand up for our libraries and I'm thankful for all the people who do just that!