Compile a list of public libraries that are endangered by budget cuts and the vital services that would be lost to the community if these libraries closed or restricted hours.
Establish an organization to support public libraries -- or become a member of a larger group. Recruit members from the local community and begin attending political meetings at the local, state and national levels. Let candidates for public office know they they will lose your vote if they do not support public libraries.
Begin raising money to produce political advertising. Build a mailing list of your members and educate them about candidates' views on funding for public libraries.
Arrange to address local governing bodies responsible for funding decisions. Organize your members to picket the day you speak. Drive home the point that cutting funding for public libraries is unacceptable.
Seek support for libraries from the private sector. Make it clear that your organization and its members prefer to do business with corporations that back education.