#Advocacy

When new customer advocacy programs are building a library of customer success stories, the selection process goes something like this: Successful customer? Check. Willing to share results? Check. Available in the right time frame? Check.…

Consumers have reported hundreds of painful infant skin reactions—many of them severe and requiring medical attention—to the Consumer Product Safety Commission since the start of…

If signed, Seattle will become the first city in the nation to prohibit the pricing tactic Seattle, Washington – The Seattle City Council today passed…

If you run a business in Woburn, the Chamber's news page is the cheapest local radar there is: new openings, ribbon cuttings, business-of-the-month, and the networking calendar in one place. Worth an RSS subscription.

From Al Jazeera: Sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli prisons is ‘systematic’

(The Conversation) — Research shows discrimination often reduces civic engagement among marginalized groups. These women are bucking that trend.

Libraries are not just buildings; they are the pulse of democracy, the heart of community, and the echo of our collective soul.

The North American Millets Alliance (NAMA) advocates for growers, processors, marketers, and consumers of millets, engages in public education about millets, and proposes and develops projects involving millets.

We're making our presence felt at an event in a place environmentalists are rarely seen — the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference.

President Biden has made significant progress in cutting pollution, promoting environmental justice and lowering energy costs for U.S. families.

The momentum generated by Climate Week needs to be ramped up considerably when global leaders meet again at the U.N. climate summit in November.

It's time to not only listen to our elders, but also the voices of our youth — and think of the broader family that is this country.

On April 23rd, more than 100 leaders from local Goodwill organizations from across the United States are together on Capitol Hill, connecting with over 200 lawmakers and staff.…

This past week I joined more than 100 customer reference and advocacy professionals at the Summit on Customer Engagement in the Bay Area....

ALA's webinar, “Turning Congressmembers into Library Champions,” offers tips for getting your representatives’ attention.

The Chapter Advocacy Workshop provided training to help state library association leaders become library ambassadors.

Thanks to the work of advocates, FY2026 appropriations bills signed by President Trump increased federal library funding.

Libraries have been buffeted by a string of policies and executive orders in the first year of Donald Trump's second presidency.

A look back at news that affected libraries and library workers in 2025, including federal funding updates and changes at ALA.