Public Relations: The Route to Success and Influence
Your day is filled with taking care of students, teachers, and parents and ensuring that books and resources are in place. Chances are you don't consider yourself a public relations guru. In fact, you would probably never mention yourself and public relations in the same sentence.
Yet if you've ever talked with a teacher about a new book or online resource site or sat with a student and helped her decide which book to read, you've accomplished public relations. If you've ever attended a school board meeting and requested additional funding for expansion or repair, you've been in a public relations role.
Learning a bit about public relations will let you take control of this powerful tool. The result can be big dividends for your library, your district, and your communities.