{"id":17182,"date":"2018-01-08T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T05:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=17182"},"modified":"2018-01-05T10:29:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T15:29:46","slug":"championing-childrens-services-survey-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/championing-childrens-services-survey-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Championing Children\u2019s Services Survey Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

In late 2017, the Public Awareness Committee sent out a Championing Children\u2019s Services survey<\/a> to ALSC members. We will be using the data to create a Toolkit later in 2018, but we would like to share some of the fascinating results with you now!<\/p>\n

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Below you will find some of the most common answers to our survey questions.<\/p>\n

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  1. Where do your library championing conversations take place? <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Inside my library<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. Elevator <\/em><\/li>\n
    3. At a community meeting<\/em><\/li>\n
    4. All of the above<\/em><\/li>\n
    5. Other<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      It\u2019s no surprise that 47% of survey respondents said that their library championing<\/strong><\/p>\n

      conversations take place at all of the above locations! For those who selected \u201cother,\u201d we<\/strong><\/p>\n

      created this wordle:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      \"Worldle<\/p>\n

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      1. What is your biggest barrier to promoting your library to elected officials?<\/em>\n
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        1. Time to prepare<\/em><\/li>\n
        2. Time away from library<\/em><\/li>\n
        3. Knowledge about what to say<\/em><\/li>\n
        4. Knowledge about who to speak to<\/em><\/li>\n
        5. Making contacts<\/em><\/li>\n
        6. Support from your library<\/em><\/li>\n
        7. Figuring out where to start<\/em><\/li>\n
        8. Other <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          The most common barriers librarians face include:<\/strong><\/p>\n