The YCC group working on this resolution wants to thank everyone for the comments.
We wanted to let all councilors know that the resolution
has once again been updated based on feedback from various groups.
From the time that I sent it to Council in May -- we have made the following changes.
There is some cleanup in the whereas clauses -- shortening, reorganizing, and clarifying.
And the resolved clauses have been totally rewritten.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Thank you!
--Kathy Lester
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Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA
AASL Immediate Past President, 2023-2024
ALA Councilor At Large, 2021-2024
ALA Committee on Legislation Member
MASL Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014
School Librarian
kathylester.lib@gmail.comkathyL@mimasl.orgTwitter: @LibraryL
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Original Message:
Sent: May 14, 2024 06:48 AM
From: Katherine Lester
Subject: Updated YCC Resolution: Resolution to Support School & Academic Library Chapters
The Youth Council Caucus (YCC) has worked on rewriting the
resolution that we started before LibLearnX and we want to bring it to council at Annual. The whereas clauses are similar; however, the resolved clauses have been rewritten.
ALA and the Chapter Relations Office since December have increased services to all library-type chapters. Also, the Chapter Relations Committee has agreed to update a current recommended Chapter Councilor job description. We tried to acknowledge this increased service in the resolution.
We have received and incorporated comments from AASL and ACRL. We have also sent the resolution for comments to the Chapter Relations Committee (CRC), the Committee on Organization (COO) and BARC.
The purpose of bringing the resolution to the council is to raise awareness with the ALA governing body (ALA Council) about equity of services to all ALA members. We tried to acknowledge the recent strides from ALA in improving this equity, but the group also felt that it was important for the governing body to 1) be aware of the recent increased services and 2) commit to maintaining these services.
We are interested in any comments, suggestions for updates, or questions about the revised resolution.
Thank you very much,
--Kathy Lester
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Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA
AASL Immediate Past President, 2023-2024
ALA Councilor At Large, 2021-2024
ALA Committee on Legislation Member
MASL Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014
School Librarian
kathylester.lib@gmail.com
kathyL@mimasl.org
Twitter: @LibraryL
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