EMIERT (Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table)

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  • To serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs.
  • To organize task forces, institutes, and workshops to carry out the functions of the Round Table as defined in the petition.
  • To develop for Annual conferences forums and symposia programs that deal with the key issues of ethnicity and librarianship.
  • To maintain a liaison with the Office of Library Outreach Services and cooperate with other ALA units, including the caucuses in joint projects for the betterment of outreach services.
  • To disseminate the work of the Round Table through a program of publications

Learn more about EMIERT on the ALA website.

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ILA Inclusive Travel Grants for JCLC, National Conferences APPLY NOW!

  • 1.  ILA Inclusive Travel Grants for JCLC, National Conferences APPLY NOW!

    Posted Mar 16, 2022 03:10 PM

    Please forgive cross-posting.

    The Illinois Library Association     recently announced the awarding of five Inclusive Travel Grants for National Conferences, providing $1000 each to five librarians to attend the national conference of their choice, including ALA Annual, JCLC, or others.

    These grants are for librarians and library staff who have faced structural barriers to national participation, including those eligible for ALA's Spectrum Scholarships (those who identify as American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern/North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander); people with disabilities; and people who identify as LGBTQUIA+; and rural librarians or library staff.

    Three of the first five will attend JCLC in St. Pete Beach, FL 10/5-9/2022; two will attend ARSL in Chattanooga, TN 9/14-17/2022.

    The second round, with ONE available remaining grant, is open NOW! Please consider applying and/or share widely. You DO need to be an ILA personal member, or work at an ILA institutional member library.

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    Diane Foote
    Executive Director
    Illinois Library Association
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