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.

Found in Translation - The Importance of Publishing and Translating International Youth Literature for American Readers

  • 1.  Found in Translation - The Importance of Publishing and Translating International Youth Literature for American Readers

    Posted Sep 27, 2022 07:01 AM
    On Monday, October 3 at 7pm (EDT) Marc Aronson will host a conversation with Claudia Zoe Bedrick of Enchanted Lion Books and 
    and Angus Yuen-Killick of Red Comet Press on how they get books not written in English into the hands and hearts of young American readers. 
    Register at:  https://bit.ly/MIColloquium-InternationalYouthLit

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    Doris Gebel
    Family Literacy Coordinator
    Eastern Shore Literacy Council
    Melfa, Virginia
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