Hi everyone -- looking forward to our first meeting tomorrow (9/22 2-3pm central)! The focus will be introductions to one another and the mission of the committee. Here's the agenda:
- Introductions (15 minutes)
- Name
- Where you work?
- Interest in being involved with ALA's IFRT Committee?
- Review mission statement (15 minutes)
"The mission of the Membership Committee is to develop and undertake effective ways to attract new members to IFRT, as well as to retain current members. The Membership Committee works with IFRT's Board and other IFRT committees to communicate the value of belonging to IFRT.
Being directly involved in an essential Round Table task--promoting membership in ALA's grassroots level intellectual freedom group--is one benefit to volunteers on the Membership Committee. Interacting and building relationships with others committed to intellectual freedom is yet another significant benefit to members of this committee."
Discussion Questions
1. What word or phrase sticks out to you in the mission statement?
2. In thinking about your involvement with this committee, what makes you feel anxious about the mission statement? Where do you feel confident?
3. What kind of decisions do we need to make as a group?
4. What are the first steps we need to take?
- Hear from Kristin Pekoll (15 minutes):
- Tasks assigned to this committee
- Past work completed by this committee
- Revisit discussion questions above
- Discuss agenda for next meeting (15 minutes)
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Johannah Genett
Division Manager
Hennepin County Library
She/Her/Hers
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