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

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22nd Annual Virtual MLK Sunrise Celebration and Observation

  • 1.  22nd Annual Virtual MLK Sunrise Celebration and Observation

    Posted Jan 22, 2021 05:54 PM

     YOU ARE INVITED TO THE 22ND ANNUAL VIRTUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SUNRISE CELEBRATION AND OBSERVATION

    Monday, January 25th, 2021 from 10:00am – 11:00am CST

     

    The 22nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration commemorates Dr. King's legacy and recognizes the connection between his life's work and the library world.

     

    The virtual event will feature selected passages from the works of Dr. King, a keynote address by Dr. V.P. Franklin, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Education at the University of California, Riverside, and author of the upcoming "The Young Crusaders: The Untold Story of the Children and Teenagers Who Galvanized the Civil Rights Movement" (Beacon Press, 2021). The call-to-action will be delivered by the 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. Member Leaders from multiple ALA Roundtables, Committees, and Affiliates will also participate as part of the celebration.

     

    The 22nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Sunrise Celebration is sponsored by SRRT, OCLC, BCALA, Beacon Press, and ALA ODLOS.

     

    ALA Virtual Midwinter attendees can view the celebration on the conference website. For more information, visit the conference website:

     

    https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/ALA-Midwinter/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=802381

     

    Not registered for Midwinter? For the first time ever, the MLK Sunrise Celebration will also stream on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Tx7DBF8CpP8

     

    All The Best,



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    Monica Chapman
    Program Coordinator, CSK Book Awards & ODLOS Round Tables
    American Library Association
    She/Her/Hers
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