▁and ▁liter acy . ▁Canadian ▁Library ▁Month ▁is ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Library ▁Association / Associ ation ▁canad ienne ▁des ▁bibli oth è ques . ▁ ▁Public ▁demonstr ations ▁ ▁Public ▁demonstr ations ▁for ▁libraries ▁often ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁r al lies , ▁protest s , ▁and ▁read - ins . ▁ ▁R al lies ▁ ▁R al lies ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁public ▁libraries ▁are ▁usually ▁positive ▁events ▁designed ▁to ▁bring ▁people ▁together ▁and ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁issues ▁facing ▁public ▁libraries . ▁They ▁are ▁generally ▁organized ▁by ▁professional ▁library ▁staff ▁or ▁by ▁organizations ▁like ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association . ▁Effect ive ▁r al lies ▁are ▁well - organ ized ▁and ▁paint ▁a ▁clear ▁and ▁comp elling ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁issues ▁facing ▁a ▁library ▁and ▁specific ▁actions ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁reach ▁specific ▁goals . ▁Typ ical ▁r ally ▁activities ▁include ▁musical ▁performances ▁and ▁public ▁speech es . ▁R ally ▁organiz ers ▁will ▁frequently ▁dist ribute ▁f liers ▁containing ▁brief ▁statements ▁of ▁facts ▁supporting ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁r ally ▁that ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁quickly ▁dig ested ▁by ▁interested ▁pass ers - by . ▁ ▁R ally ▁participants ▁typically ▁sign ify ▁solid ar ity ▁by ▁ ▁we aring ▁the ▁same ▁t - sh irt ▁or ▁dress ing ▁in ▁similar ▁colors . ▁R ally ▁organiz ers ▁will ▁often ▁have ▁stick ers , ▁leaf lets , ▁or ▁other ▁prom ot ional ▁items ▁to ▁give ▁to ▁participants ▁and ▁pass ers - by ▁to ▁help ▁public ize ▁the ▁issue ▁at ▁hand . ▁