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.



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REMINDER / Minitalk tomorrow Sat Nov 12 11:30 / The Texas #Freadom Fighters: how four school librarians responded to a wave of book challenges

  • 1.  REMINDER / Minitalk tomorrow Sat Nov 12 11:30 / The Texas #Freadom Fighters: how four school librarians responded to a wave of book challenges

    Posted Nov 11, 2022 04:11 PM
    This week our theme of Libraries and Crisis leads us to two of the the
    school librarians in Texas who responded to a wave of book challenges this past year. Join us and tell others!These are the same librarians that we (the iSchool at Illinois) recognized with the Robert Downs Intellectual Freedom Award in May 2022.* Saturday, November 12, 11:30-Noon US Central ***Standard*** Time* Carolyn Foote, technolibrarian at Westlake High School in Austin, TX, and district librarian for Eanes ISD, and Becky Calzada, Leander ISD District Library Coordinator in Leander, TX, on "The Texas #Freadom Fighters: What we (four school librarians) did"* Check your timezone at 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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