The Library Advocacy Gap: Increasing Librarians' Political Self-efficacy

Libraries need strong advocates, raising awareness of the importance of libraries and advocating for policies that advance the library's mission. Yet a recent study has found that a Library Advocacy Gap exists among professional librarians.

Sonya Durney

Sonya is the Scholarly Communication Research & Teaching Librarian at the University of New England. Sonya earned her MLIS from Simmons College, a BA in Political Science from Framingham State University, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Public Policy with a focus on Educational Leadership from the Muskie School at the University of Southern Maine. She is currently Vice President of the Maine Library Association and is a member of the American Library Association Policy Corps.