OELMA Advocacy
What is Advocacy?

An advocate is a person who can be counted on in all venues and circumstances to support a particular cause. At every opportunity, such a person will gather their courage and speak out or act for the good of the cause in which they believe.
Why do School Library Media Specialists need to advocate?
The role of a school library media specialist is not well understood by many education decision makers. There is a mistaken belief by many people that the Internet is the answer to everything. Funds are being channeled into classroom technology and away from the media center. Media Center staff positions are being cut. The very existence of school library media specialists may be at stake.
OELMA Advocacy
OELMA is prepared to assist you in becoming a great advocate. Contact Advocacy Committee Chair with questions or for more information on how you can advocate.
- Sue Subel: smsubel at gmail.com
Join OELMA's Advocacy Classroom
Here are the Google instructions. The class code is wk07qx
You must be signed in to Classroom before you can join a class. Unsure if you’re signed in? Learn more about how to sign in to Classroom.
Join a class with a class code:
- Go to classroom.google.com
- At the top, click Add
Join class.
- Enter the class code your teacher gave you and click Join.
- A class code consists of 6 or 7 letters or numbers. For example, hjhmgrk or g5gdp1.