Talking Points & Tools

Advocacy Talking Points and Tools from the 91´«Ã½ Public Policy and Advocacy Office.

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91´«Ã½'s advocacy and public policy staff are committed to helping library workers, policy analysts, government officials, and the public to identify and prepare for the future. Our research covers a broad range of issues, all related to how libraries serve the public and uphold the public's right to free and open information.

NEW: Gen Z and Millennials: How They Use Public Libraries and Identify Through Media Use (PDF) (November 2023)

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March 2022 - 91´«Ã½ Policy Perspectives - Keeping Communities Connected - Library broadband service during the COVID-19 pandemic

November 2020 - 91´«Ã½ Policy Perspectives - Open to Change: Libraries Catalyze Small Business Adaptation to COVID-19

October 2020 - 91´«Ã½ Webinar - Advancing Your Library Agenda After the Elections: (Code: +Fp9&Lu4) and

September 2020 - A Case Study of Two Tribally-Owned Fiber Networks and the Role of Libraries in Making it Happen;

September 2020 - 91´«Ã½ Policy Perspectives - Libraries and Reentry: The Importance of Public Spaces, Technologies, and Community to Formerly Incarcerated Patrons

April 2020 - Libraries and COVID-19 - How Community Leaders Can Partner with Libraries During the Response and Recovery

May 2019 - 91´«Ã½ Policy Perspectives - Healthier Communities: Libraries Improve Health Literacy, Access

Policy Briefs




Libraries are essential partners in achieving a complete count in the 2020 Census.
Brief2018TribalBroadband
September 2018
Equitable Opportunity for Tribal Communities
Broadband is essential for learning, working, and daily life overall.



The work of libraries demands robust and reasonably-priced internet connectivity.
Brief2017Coding
April 2017
Careers for America’s Youth
in the Digital Age
Libraries represent a cost-effective method for developing opportunities for youth to code, thus driving job growth and innovation.
Brief2017Veterans
March 2017
Libraries Help and Honor Our Veterans: Employment, Education, and Connection
As service members become Veterans, America’s libraries are well-positioned to address them.
Brief2017EarlyChildhood
January 2017
From Baby's First Words: Libraries Promote Early Learning
Libraries are trusted leaders in boosting early learning and strengthening K–12 school learning.
Brief2017BroadbandDigitalEmpowerment
January 2017
Digital Empowerment and America's Libraries
Libraries are essential to addressing broadband adoption and digital literacy.
Brief2016EconOpportunity
December 2016
The Manufacturing Sector and The Knowledge Economy
Libraries are established centers for learning and enable broad economic opportunity.



Libraries are a turnkey network of resources for advancing entrepreneurship.