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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Association of Jewish Libraries Presents Meeting With ALA Presidential Candidate Sam Helmick. All are welcome.

  • 1.  Association of Jewish Libraries Presents Meeting With ALA Presidential Candidate Sam Helmick. All are welcome.

    Posted Feb 20, 2024 12:39 PM
    *Meet ALA Presidential Candidate Sam Helmick*
    Sunday, February 25, 2024
    1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET

     

    Join AJL when we welcome Sam Helmick, a candidate for American Library Association presidency 2025–2026.

     

    Sam Helmick is the Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library. They are a current member of the ALA Executive Board and president of the Iowa Library Association. They previously served as chair-elect on the Freedom to Read Foundation and chair of the Iowa Governor's Commission of Libraries. They have served on committees for the Network of the National Library of Medicine, the Stonewall Book Awards, the ALA Policy Monitoring Committee, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Michael L. Printz Committee, on the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Sophie Brody Award Committee and on the YALSA Fundraising Task Force. Helmick is a 2017 Emerging Leader as well as an author, consultant, and instructor for social media marketing and graphic design.

     

    This event is open to members and nonmembers. All are welcome.  Register at https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/


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    Emily Bergman
    Librarian
    Temple Sinai
    GlendaleCA
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