▁On ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁supp or ters ▁showed ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁Library ▁Adv oc acy ▁Day ▁R ally ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association . ▁Spe akers ▁included ▁authors , ▁members ▁of ▁Congress , ▁and ▁the ▁A LA ▁Executive ▁Director . ▁ ▁Public ▁protest ▁ ▁Where as ▁r al lies ▁are ▁generally ▁a ▁positive ▁event ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁goal , ▁protest s ▁are ▁usually ▁held ▁in ▁reaction ▁to ▁a ▁negative ▁event , ▁such ▁as ▁dr astic ▁changes ▁in ▁library ▁services , ▁staff ▁lay - offs , ▁or ▁branch ▁clos ings . ▁They ▁are ▁often ▁organized ▁by ▁Fri ends ▁groups , ▁community ▁members , ▁or ▁library ▁un ions ▁and ▁are ▁usually ▁last - d itch ▁efforts ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁proposed ▁action . ▁Most ▁public ▁protest s ▁for ▁libraries ▁involve ▁pick eting ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁final ▁or ▁proposed ▁dec isions , ▁in ▁hopes ▁that ▁a ▁large ▁public ▁out c ry ▁will ▁cause ▁elected ▁officials ▁to ▁re cons ider . ▁O thers ▁involve ▁pick eting ▁outside ▁a ▁library ▁branch ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁place ▁with ▁high ▁traffic ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁public ’ s ▁aw aren ess ▁to ▁the ▁issues ▁at ▁hand . ▁ ▁Read - ins ▁ ▁A ▁particular ▁type ▁of ▁public ▁demonstr ation ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁used ▁to ▁support ▁libraries , ▁read - ins ▁can ▁take ▁two ▁different ▁forms . ▁The ▁simplest ▁one ▁is ▁when ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁a ▁library ▁simply ▁meet ▁en ▁mas se ▁and ▁read