IRRT (International Relations Round Table)

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The mission of the International Relations Round Table is to promote interest in library issues and librarianship worldwide; to help coordinate international activities within ALA, serving as a liaison between the International Relations Committee and those members of the Association interested in international relations; to develop programs and activities which further the international objectives of ALA; and to provide hospitality and information to visitors from abroad.



Learn more about IRRT on the ALA website.

REMINDER / Minitalk TODAY Sat Nov 19 11:30 ET / Claudia Grisales Bohórquez on "Community libraries and urban environmental struggles in Bogotá, Colombia"

  • 1.  REMINDER / Minitalk TODAY Sat Nov 19 11:30 ET / Claudia Grisales Bohórquez on "Community libraries and urban environmental struggles in Bogotá, Colombia"

    Posted Nov 19, 2022 02:20 AM
    Apologies to our audience and to this week's speaker for the lateness of this reminder.
    This week our theme of Libraries and Crisis takes us to Ciudad Bolivar in Bogotá, Colombia.  Join us and tell others!* Saturday, November 19, 11:30-Noon US Central Standard Time* Claudia Grisales Bohórquez, PhD candidate in Informatics, University of Illinois on "Community libraries and urban environmental struggles in Bogotá, Colombia"* Check your timezone at [http:/worldtimeserver.com]http:/worldtimeserver.comTo attend your first minitalk, register (it's free). The link you get will work all fall semester:http://go.illinois.edu/minitalksTo see our past and future events:http://publish.illinois.edu/minitalksNow in our eighth semester, the Libraries, Literatures, and Literacies Minitalks are hosted at the Illinois School of Information Sciences in partnership with the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs.  All interested parties are warmly encouraged to attend!


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    Clara Chu
    Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor
    Mortenson Center, UIUC Library
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