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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Some Good News for Libraries!

  • 1.  Some Good News for Libraries!

    Posted 22 hours ago

    We could all use more good news! You may have heard that on November 21, the "U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration's attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)."

    As the press release said, this victory belongs to all of us. Onward, together!

    Read the full press release here: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries | ALA



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    Aubrey Huff
    American Library Association
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