Transcripts from the RMRT Cafe – Table hosts: Pam, Jennifer, Marc 
Given the number attending, we only used three tables.  

What could RMRT do at conferences that would be valuable to you? - Pam
Summary: social/shared interest/meet&greet events/spaces, info before retire, contact similar organizations, voice of experience role formalized, comfort for aging bodies
>Social activities:  reception, go to lunch, go to dinner, mix & match dinners, go to theater or ball game, music event.
>Charlie Brown booth [the librarian is IN] to share experiences/mentor about to retire, e.g. TIAA-CREF, managing money, how to avoid withdrawal, how to manage your time in retirement
>Mentoring younger librarians, emerging leaders, NMRT
>Formal ambassadors back to your divisions & round tables
>Volunteer project in the community during conference [not sweaty, physical work]
>Being a “brain trust” available to consult 
>Future of ALA from point of view of people with experiences
>Social event + a program 
>How to relate, people at conference, virtually to people not at conferences
>Speed “dating” getting to know each other events, online or off, 6 degrees of separation
>Book coffee klatches with authors
>An RMRT book award
>An RMRT lounge at conferences
>People movers for long convention centers!!!
>Convene/bring together the leaders of informal retiree/elder groups in ALA 
>Have a retiree suite like the council suite

What could RMRT do between conferences that would be valuable to you? - Jennifer
Summary: info before retire, mentoring including how to use ALA, local advocacy, promote RMRT at state conferences, virtual gatherings & communication, travel, includes conference ideas too  
>Social aspect different communication
>Coordinate with NMRT
>Tip book for RMRT – Kathleen Klugel, e. g. retired rate & 25 years consecutive  - ALA confusing.  >Did you know? Tip sheet.  ALA rates, new email/forwarding address, business cards 
>Hotels for programming & housing, set aside from
>People mover
>Tiered rates for conference like for students
>Bulleted Council or ALA info pertinent to RMRT
>RMRT lounge, chairs, bar
>Travel partners
>Mentoring from home
>Advocacy
>Membership promotion, program promotion, 
>Advocacy alert, turn on a dime
>Use “guide”in lieu of “mentor,” or even “co-conspirator” [idea that retiree knows how to work ALA to get results younger member seeks]
>Online gathering, OPAL – synchronous communication – open discussion time – coffee
>Contact state retiree groups
>Communication – YouTube, AL Direct, RMRT advocacy
>Downtown – Resources to people to promote at grassroots
>Contact RMRT/state conferences & school/booth
>Advocacy – all lit vital – READ – topic for 
>RMRT reading to you through your YouTube, inter-generational classic books
Bette Thompson
Catherine Jensen[sp?] 

What do you want RMRT to do for libraries and library workers? - Marc
Summary: Advocacy back home/local, mentoring, institutional memory, aggregate ALA news 
Add trustees and library support staff to libraries and library workers.
Advocates for libraries, (support advocacy efforts) newspaper, leadership advocates
Support for mentoring groups
Partner with existing groups and RT, (Washington Office)
Provide advocacy tools for members at the community level to support local libraries
Institutional memory support 
Intellectual freedom, civic engagement with public policy 
Maintain connections between ALA and retired workers
Information aggregator of ALA news and updates 
Advocacy – help coordinate grassroots efforts, many small local community efforts
	affiliate with library friends group
	find a niche to work in
What can we do for library schools?  (mentoring)
Trustee
How important is ALA career guidance for students, leadership role, resource; being mindful of the different agendas[?] public, college/university
Bring in members 
Connect to ALA > fit in with existing advocacy, at the local level
Knowledge + time + passion 
How can RMRT assist you in maintaining your social/professional network?
Bring in members (expend to support staff and trustees)
Knowledge + time + passion 
Connect current and prospective members to ALA 
Stress the importance of belonging to ALA to ILS students and professionals
Mentoring for young professionals
Career guidance for students
Advocacy at the local level
Take on a leadership role (due to training and background) be an advocacy trainer
fit within existing ALA structure and resources, take advantage of what exists without reinventing the wheel