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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Religion and Culture in Youth Publishing Event on September 24

  • 1.  Religion and Culture in Youth Publishing Event on September 24

    Posted Sep 20, 2024 03:30 PM
    Join the Center for Children's Books as we welcome publishers in two back-to-back roundtable sessions to discuss religion and culture in youth literature! 
    Click this link to register for the Zoom room, or join us in person for a watch party & brown bag discussion from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the 4th-floor multipurpose room of 614 E. Daniel St., School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
    Event Details
     
    Date: Tuesday, September 24th
    Remote Location: Zoom (click this link to register)
    Roundtable 1: 9:00-10:00 AM Central Time
    - PJ Library
    - Black Bears and Blueberries
    - Shadow Mountain Publishing
    Roundtable 2: 10:15 -11:15 AM Central Time
    - Lee & Low
    - Heartdrum
    - Salaam Reads
    - We Need Diverse Books
    Thank you!
    Suzan
    Assistant Director, Center for Children's Books
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


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    Suzan Alteri
    Co-Chair
    ODOLOS Advisory Committee and EDI Assembly
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