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  *   From Awareness to Funding: 5 Probable Supporters and How to Reach Them<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/awareness-to-funding-supporters.html>: if you work or volunteer in a library, you may have heard about the report, From Awareness to Funding: Voter Perceptions and Support of Public Libraries in 2018. If you haven’t read it, here’s the good news: compared to 2008, more voters think of libraries as hubs for connecting, learning, and skill-building. The not-so-good news: most voters don’t understand where library funding comes from, and they are less committed to supporting tax-based library funding than they were a decade ago. Learn more in this article highlighting probable supporters.


  *   Social Library<https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/social-library-115.html>: In this latest edition, learn about a record-breaking card campaign, catapulting zucchinis, bird feeders, film discussions and pictorial knitting. Through this series, we highlight innovative approaches to programming and outreach discovered on Facebook, to provide library staff with a small but mighty dose of inspiration every other week.


Stephanie Zurinski
Region 3 Liaison | CE Coordinator | Data and Evaluation Specialist
Maine State Library
230 State Street
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333
207-287-5632