Getting Political : An Action Guide for Librarians and Library Supporters Book

	Preface & Acknowledgments
	Introduction: Do Librarians Hate Politics? And Does It Matter?
1	Strategic Planning for Political Action	1
2	Who Runs River City?	17
3	Targeting: Politicians, Wannabes, and Opinion Leaders	37
4	Some Notes on Recruitment and Tactics	53
5	All Politics Is Local: An Advocacy Training Workshop	63
6	Coalitions: Togetherness Builds Strength	83
7	Who Wants to Know? Political Opinion Polling	103
8	Handling the Media: Tools of the Trade	121
9	Being There	139
10	On Your Own	153
	Afterword	161
	Index	163
	Colophon	169