ADVOCACY ALERT CENTER
Library People of Colorado is pleased to host our Advocacy in Action Center. Libraries need supporters from the community, and these numerous websites will help you be involved. Contact either your local library or Library People (or both!) to move from talk to action.

GUIDE FOR DISPOSAL OF UNWANTED BOOKS (PDF)
Many libraries, and individuals, too!, have a dilemma.  They don’t need all the books they’ve collected over the years... but they hate to simply throw them away.  Here’s a guide listing recyclers, purchasers, and other options for disposing of books. 

READING ON THE RISE
For the first time in more than 25 years, American adults are reading more literature, according to a new study by the National Endowment for the Arts. “Reading on the Rise” documents a definitive increase in rates and numbers of American adults who read literature, with the biggest increases among young adults, ages 18-24. This new growth reverses two decades of downward trends.

COLORADO LIBRARIES BLOG
The Colorado State Library and Colorado Library Consortium have created a place for librarians to come together to share news, innovations, events, photos, and ideas. Blogs need conversation, so we invite you to read, react and comment on anything about Colorado Libraries that interests you. When you share, we all learn. When you sign up, you’ll get email notices about news.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• AskColorado - A free online information service provided by Colorado libraries, to chat live with a librarian anytime, 24/7. In Spanish, too.
• Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations - FREE fact sheets about organizing your Friends group.
• Book Organizations of Colorado - Coalition of writers and publishers' organizations. Also has free database of local authors interested in appearances.
• Colorado Association of Libraries - The statewide professional organization for library employees. Sponsors annual conference, continuing education, and other projects.
• Colorado Library Consortium - A quasi-governmental, nonprofit agency, through which libraries of all types receive collaborative services such as library courier,continuing education and consulting.
• Colorado State Library - State agency in the Department of Education responsible for leadership and coordination to develop libraries and provide information services to all types of libraries.
• Colorado Virtual Library - Internet access to information resources of Colorado libraries with one stop, for catalogs, directory, digital collections. Also in Spanish.
• Project Gutenberg - The Internet's oldest producer of FREE electronic books (eBooks or eTexts). Volunteers enter text of public domain works, now numbered 18,000, many of which are classics.

For additional information or to contribute to the Library People of Colorado Advocacy Alert Center, contact LibraryPeopleColorado@yahoo.com, 303-394-3710.