Everylibrary announces 5K Your Way for libraries initiative

Downers Grove IL

11 August, 2021

5:32 PM

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What if you are able to do it all? EveryLibrary, the national 501c4 non-profit with a mission to support libraries and librarians in the United States, is hosting "5K Your Way For Libraries" initiative, with the goal of raising $50,000 to ensure EveryLibrary can continue their library-saving work! "Similar to how a library is more than just a place that holds books, this is more than just another 5K. Participants get to decide what your 5K looks like and participate from anywhere in the world!" says John Chrastka, Executive Director of EveryLibrary. There are many ways to join EveryLibrary's 5K between September 26th to October 2nd: Sponsorship: Become a sponsor and show your network you support the work of EveryLibrary.Form a Team: Become a team leader and invite your friends and family to join your team and together raise critical funds.Join a Team: Join an existing team, get moving, and ask others to support you with a donation.Join as an Individual: Sign up as an individual, do your thing, and raise some money!Donate: Make a donation to ensure EveryLibrary can continue to help libraries in crisis across the country. Registration starts on August 9, 2021 on 5kyourwayforlibraries.org, participants are encouraged to use the hashtag, #5KYourWayForLibraries.EveryLibrary's work helps public, school, and college libraries secure new funding through tax and advisory referendums, bond elections, negotiations with school boards, and advocacy at municipal, state, and federal levels. "5K Your Way For Libraries" is sponsored by Library Juice Academy: Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development workshops for librarians and other library staff, focusing on practical topics to build new skills. Library Juice Press publishes books on theoretical and practical issues in librarianship from a critical perspective, for an audience of professional librarians and students of library science. "We are excited to engage our supporters with this unique event to ensure our vital work of fighting for libraries is supported now during these challenging times and into the future" Chrastka adds. ###About EveryLibraryEveryLibrary is a 501c4 political action committee dedicated to building voter support for libraries. Since 2012, EveryLibrary has provided donor-supported pro-bono advising and consulting to 115 library campaigns helping to win over $328 million in stable tax funding. EveryLibrary provides strategic advising and campaign support to school library communities on education and tax policy, along with supporting dozens of challenges to school library budgets and school librarian positions in schools and districts across the country through its SaveSchoolLibrarians.org digital advocacy platform. Follow Everylibrary on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn DONATION/PARTNER INQUIRIES:John Chrastka, Executive Director, EveryLibrary and the EveryLibrary Institute: [email protected]