Library Advocacy Day is Tuesday, February 4, 2025.   Registration Opens January 2nd, 2025.

In an effort to make Library Advocacy Day more accessible for libraries and library champions throughout the state, MLA is providing the Welcome and Orientation at no cost to attendees. 

Registration is required and will be available soon.   Registration will be open until Thursday, January 30.

The Welcome and Orientation will be on Tuesday, February 4 from 9:30am to 11 am with legislator visits that same day from 1 pm – 5 pm.

Lunch is not provided this year which has allowed us to make registration free this year. Attendees are encouraged to continue the conversations of the morning into the lunch time and plan where to eat ahead of the day. A list of nearby restaurants is available here. (Cody to send before page goes live)

Don’t forget to set up your appointments with your senators and representatives! If you are not sure who you senator or representative is or if you need to find contact information, use these links:

Missouri Senators – https://www.senate.mo.gov/

Missouri Representatives –https://house.mo.gov/MemberRoster.aspx

Familiarize yourself with the MLA Legislative Priorities for 2025

Talking points - Coming Soon!

Why Advocacy Day?

Librarians, library trustees and friends from across Missouri come together on one day to meet with State Representatives and Senators to discuss the importance of all libraries — academic, public and school — and their contributions to the lives of Missourians.

Through meetings with elected officials, we raise awareness of the importance of State Aide to Public Libraries and the services of the Missouri State Library.

By coming together in Jefferson City on Missouri Library Advocacy Day, we promote libraries in a visible way, and by our numbers, show the importance of libraries state-wide.  Face-to-face discussion is the most effective means of communication and is essential to the establishment of a solid working relationship.