Michigan Library Advocacy Day 2025

Join us at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing to meet with your legislators on a day dedicated to advocating for libraries and library workers!

On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the Michigan library community will unite in support of all Michigan libraries at MLA’s Michigan Library Advocacy Day! Passionate and committed library advocates from all across Michigan will join together in person in Lansing to represent our public, school, academic, tribal and special libraries. Our theme: Libraries Light the Way!

Blue t-shirt resembling a Michigan license plate that reads LUVMILBRY The cost to attend is $25 for MLA members and others and includes a box lunch, t-shirt and individualized scheduling (if registering by April 11).

The day begins with coffee and conversation at 9:00 AM followed by a formal welcome and overview of the day at 9:30 AM in Heritage Hall at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing (323 W Ottawa Street) by the State Librarian Randy Riley and MLA President-elect Jenny Marr.

From 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM is legislative visits. In your personalized packet, information about the time and address of legislative visits we have scheduled for you. Please be on time to these visits and take into consideration that only a few offices are located in the Capitol building itself. Most legislative offices are within a 3-5 minute walk from the Capitol. A map of the legislative office buildings will be provided in your packet and on the event website. Please allow a few extra minutes to stop at the reception desk and check in as a visitor; bring your driver’s license or other identification to show at the reception desk.

To respect the time and work of our legislators on a session day, legislative visits will generally be scheduled for 30 minutes or less. Exact meeting length will be at the discretion of the legislator or their staff. Please note that you may or may not meet with your legislators directly due to their schedules, but their staff will be there to listen and share your conversations with your legislator later. Attendees will, on average, be scheduled for two legislative meetings. Please recognize that these meetings are the most important part of the day.

Space is limited for this event so register today!