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Annual Conference Council I Agenda

  • 1.  Annual Conference Council I Agenda

    Posted Jun 10, 2016 12:07 PM

    I wanted to let you know that the Council I agenda for Sunday June 26th includes time for a discussion of ALA’s new Libraries Transform public relations campaign.


    Many councilors have indicated their interest in having an opportunity to have time at our Council sessions to discuss important issues, as Council has done in the past. Given that Council I meetings have tended to end early for the last several conferences, we thought this would be the best time. Please note that the discussion, which is scheduled for an hour, is contingent on time being available and on no other urgent business we need to address.


    As we have done in the past, we will be inviting Councilors to break into small groups of 4 to 6 for small group discussions and then providing an opportunity for the small groups to report out. The session will be facilitated by Hallie Rich, who is Communications and External Relations Director at the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Hallie is an experienced facilitator who has been working with the Libraries Transform campaign since its inception. Groups will be asked to discuss three questions:


     What can I (my chapter, division, library) do to amplify the message of Libraries Transform.



    • What are the desired outcomes of LT in the next six months to a year?

    • What are the desired outcomes of LT in the next 2-3 years?


    Groups will then have an opportunity to report back out to the group as a whole, and the notes from each small group will be aggregated, shared with Council and used to help us plan for the future of the campaign.


    We look forward to a productive discussion, and in continuing to include time in our agenda on a regular basis for the discussion of important issues by Council.


     


    Sari Feldman
    ALA President