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Thank you for this update. Was there any discussion about whether comments from libraries or library associations outside the state would be useful? Obviously ALA is national but I am thinking here about state associations -- does the Missouri Library Association want other state associations to speak ...

April, most of them use SmarterMail lists or L-Soft. I am also on a couple of Google groups but now that you mention it I haven't seen any traffic on them in a few months. Will have to check on that! Eileen -- Eileen M. Palmer Executive Director Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium 27 ...

April, I now use three separate 'engagement platforms' -- one for ALA, one for my state association, and one for another statewide group.  They all use different platforms but I have noticed a huge drop-off in traffic after each converted from email lists.   Each of those platforms has pluses and minuses ...

I am very concerned about what happened with this library's millage vote.  But I am not sure that donating to a GoFundMe to keep the library open is the best way to respond.   In reading about the election results it was clear that the people interviewed don't expect the library to close.  They expect ...

Greetings, I am looking for examples of collection development policies developed by digital content consortia. Ours is very focused on things like holds ratios and budgets -- but is lacking a materials reconsideration policy and process -- like whether material challenges can come from member libraries, ...

Greetings, I'm working on a program for library staff focused on patron privacy and how/if issues have changed during the pandemic.  I will be covering issues like wellness calls, COVID screening/masking/vaccination, assuring privacy in contactless pick up, etc.  I'm also interested in any privacy oriented ...

I agree with Will and Christine. And it's not just this discussion group. Sadly there is no longer any one place within ALA under which consortia can come together to discuss issues important to us. And even groups that were promised to continue will take on a different focus such as this group. So I ...