. ▁Else vier ▁Training ▁Des k ▁provides ▁a ▁Lob by ing ▁Gr ass ro ots ▁Check list ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁offers ▁help ▁with ▁fr aming ▁a ▁message ▁to ▁use ▁when ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁library , ▁among ▁other ▁resources . ▁Another ▁tool ▁in ▁grass ro ots ▁advoc acy ▁is ▁Save ▁L ibr aries . ▁“ Save ▁L ibr aries ▁is ▁a ▁grass ro ots ▁effort ▁to ▁compile ▁information ▁and ▁advoc acy ▁resources ▁for ▁libraries ▁that ▁are ▁facing ▁dev ast ating ▁budget ▁cut s ” ▁and ▁offers ▁resources , ▁tools , ▁and ▁information ▁regarding ▁library ▁advoc acy . ▁ ▁“ The ▁need ▁for ▁public ▁support ▁of ▁libraries ▁never ▁dimin ishes . ▁In ▁critical ▁times , ▁advoc acy ▁moves ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁priority ▁list ▁of ▁support ▁activities . ▁Having ▁a ▁solid ▁advoc acy ▁program ▁is ▁essential ▁to ▁any ▁library .” ▁ ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁ ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁are ▁non pro fit ▁organizations ▁whose ▁members ▁have ▁band ed ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁common ▁goal ▁of ▁helping ▁a ▁specific ▁library . ▁ ▁They ▁often ▁volunte er ▁their ▁time ▁or ▁resources ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁that ▁library . ▁Fri ends ▁groups ▁are ▁very ▁diverse , ▁including ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁state ▁libraries , ▁individual ▁libraries , ▁library ▁systems , ▁te en ▁Fri ends , ▁and ▁even ▁Fri ends ▁found ations . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁“ Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Library ” ▁group ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁as ▁a ▁support ▁group ▁for ▁the ▁Bibliothèque ▁N