ALA's council is often called on to discuss what role Libraries and Librarians have in the community.
In preparation for the upcoming Midwinter meeting and in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., I'd like to share this excerpt from his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail". I also invite you all to read the entire letter. (link below)
"Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."
Source https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/letter-birmingham-jail?
Letter From a Birmingham Jail | The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute
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Jules Shore
Councilor-at-large
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