EveryLibrary has been supporting dozens of local campaigns who are fighting against book bans. In this session Political Director, PC Sweeney, will give an introduction to the fight against book bans. He'll explore some of the background and history of book bans and many of the pro-bono tools and tactics that are available to any community who is willing to fight back. He'll also discuss the path to winning against book bans in the long term and what you can do to get started in your community today.
PC Sweeney
Patrick Sweeney is a tireless and innovative advocate for libraries. A 2007 graduate of the San Jose School of Library and Information Sciences, Mr. Sweeney is the former Administrative Librarian of the Sunnyvale (CA) Public Library and was Executive Director of EveryLibrary California, a statewide initiative to support library propositions. He was awarded Library Journal’s “Movers and Shakers” award in 2015 for his library advocacy work. He is co-author of “Winning Elections and Influencing Politicians for Library Funding” as well as “Before the Ballot; Building Support for Library Funding.” He was recently recognized with a “40 Under 40” award by the American Association of Political Consultants for his work fighting for libraries at EveryLibrary. He is a lecturer at the San Jose Information School where he teaches courses on politics and libraries. He is active across social media as PC Sweeney.
When
June 20, 2023 at 12:00pm - 1pm
EveryLibrary has been supporting dozens of local campaigns who are fighting against book bans. In this session Political Director, PC Sweeney, will give an introduction to the fight against book bans. He'll explore some of the background and history of book bans and many of the pro-bono tools and tactics that are available to any community who is willing to fight back. He'll also discuss the path to winning against book bans in the long term and what you can do to get started in your community today.
PC Sweeney
Patrick Sweeney is a tireless and innovative advocate for libraries. A 2007 graduate of the San Jose School of Library and Information Sciences, Mr. Sweeney is the former Administrative Librarian of the Sunnyvale (CA) Public Library and was Executive Director of EveryLibrary California, a statewide initiative to support library propositions. He was awarded Library Journal’s “Movers and Shakers” award in 2015 for his library advocacy work. He is co-author of “Winning Elections and Influencing Politicians for Library Funding” as well as “Before the Ballot; Building Support for Library Funding.” He was recently recognized with a “40 Under 40” award by the American Association of Political Consultants for his work fighting for libraries at EveryLibrary. He is a lecturer at the San Jose Information School where he teaches courses on politics and libraries. He is active across social media as PC Sweeney.
When
June 20, 2023 at 12:00pm - 1pm
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