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The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) provides a forum for the discussion of activities, programs, and problems in intellectual freedom of libraries and librarians.

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Round Table Member Sharing Initiative: Join Us at the (Round) Table!

  • 1.  Round Table Member Sharing Initiative: Join Us at the (Round) Table!

    Posted Jun 17, 2025 04:03 PM

    Hello IFRT members,

    Interested in checking out the variety of round tables at ALA but don't know where to start? Want to serve as an ambassador for the round tables you love? We'd like to invite you to volunteer for the Join Me at the Table Initiative, a new buddy program that matches people across round tables to help them get to know new round tables.

    The program is simple, just fill out the volunteer form here and you will be matched with a member of a round table you are interested in. You will join that round table for a year and your buddy will join your round table. The two of you will exchange emails and attend two events (in person or virtual) during that year (one for each round table). At the end, you'll have a better sense of a different part of ALA, will have attended some interesting events and maybe even made a new friend. 

     

    The commitment is light.

    • 1 year
    • 15 dollars (round table membership fee for one year)
    • 2 emails (one before, one after)
    • 2 events (one for each round table

     

    We hope you'll join us to help explore the different communities that make up ALA's round tables and make new connections across the organization. We'll be making our first matches in June ahead of ALA Annual, so volunteer today!

     

    Won't you please Join Us at the Table! 



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    Steph Barnaby
    IDEAS Librarian | Northeastern University Library
    s.barnaby@northeastern.edu
    She/Her/Hers
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