List of Contributions

RE: Check out the RMRT Member Spotlight on Nann Hilyard!

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Oct 11, 2024 04:39 PM
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Wonderful article! Kudos, Lisa, for introducing our members to the RMRT community. Nann and I did not cross paths as members of ALA, but we have gotten to know each other in RMRT! It's a great RT to meet ALA members that you have never met before but share common interests. Ann Marie Pipkin "Books ...

RMRT SEPTEMBER BOOK CLUB

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Sep 29, 2024 11:56 AM
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Join us for the RMRT Book Club discussion on Zoom at 3 pm Central time. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81115202709?pwd=WWbsAwrRB9YtxxQmGeTIMje4a0BASE.1 Meeting ID: 811 1520 2709 Passcode: 148130 ------------------------------ Ann Marie Pipkin apipkin1@bellsouth.net RMRT Board Member ...

RE: RMRT board meeting

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Sep 10, 2024 07:31 AM
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Do you have an agenda for this meeting and minutes from the last one? Thanks. Ann Marie Pipkin72 Cyprus Circle Sylacauga, AL 35151205-410-6787 "Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." - Charles ...

And...the discussion is POLITICS!

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Aug 21, 2024 04:03 PM
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Your prompt for the RMRT Fifth Sunday Book Discussion on September 29th is "politics." The interpretation of the prompt is up to you. You may read, give a short summary and recommend a fiction, non-fiction, historical, poetic, foundational, biographical, French, etc. book about, on, concerning , etc. ...

RE: Recap of book club at conference

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Jul 22, 2024 02:11 PM
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Glad I was able to see you and chat on the Marketplace floor. And, thanks for your addition to the list! Miss working with you, but I have cut back some of my activities Maybe we will see you on Zoom at the next Fifth Sunday RMRT Book Club! ------------------------------ Ann Marie Pipkin apipkin1@bellsouth.net ...

Recap of book club at conference

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Jul 18, 2024 08:35 PM
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RMRT Book Club Annual Conference 2024 Prompt: California Dreaming Ray James Assembling California -- John McPhee Ray also recommends The Law and Literature by the Berkeley Judicial Institute Naomi Angier Cannery Row -- John Steinbeck Jana Prock The Women -- Kristin Hannah Shelley ...

RE: Thank you to RMRT conference attendees

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Jul 05, 2024 08:46 AM
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Thanks for your planning as co-chair. Also, kudos to Michele Lauer-Bader for her tenure as chair and co-chair. It was a very good year! See you all at Board meetings, fifth Sunday book club and in Philly for ALA next year! Ann Marie Pipkin Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of ...

We want to support our members

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Mar 11, 2024 08:13 AM
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Don't forget to vote in the ALA election. If your name is on the ballot other than RMRT, let us know! We want to support you. ------------------------------ Ann Marie Pipkin apipkin1@bellsouth.net RMRT Board Member ------------------------------

RMRT Book Club in a Nutshell

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Mar 05, 2024 08:15 AM
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How does the RMRT book club work? It's actually a book club that librarians can enjoy! We would love to have you join us. We have all read and discussed the same book but feel that with a prompt we have a better discussion and get everyone involved. We discuss many books and post the titles. The ...

March book discussion

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Mar 03, 2024 04:22 PM
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The March book discussion is Sunday, March 24th because the 5th Sunday is Easter this year. Our prompt is to read a western. Of course as always, YOU may interpret this to read a book about what you think that refers to! Happy reading! Cannot wait to hear your recommendations! ------------------------------ ...

RMRT BYLAWS NOW CALLED "PROCEDURES"

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Jan 11, 2024 04:40 PM
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Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) Procedures Article 1. Name Section 1. The name of this Round Table is the Retired Members Round Table (RMRT), a round table of the American Library Association. Article 2. Purpose: Section 1. The purpose of the Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) shall be to develop ...

RE: RMRT (Retired Members Round Table) Digest for Friday December 8, 2023

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Dec 10, 2023 12:56 PM
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Great idea, Carolyn! Ann Marie Pipkin Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity. Indira Gandhi, first female prime minister of India architect, sculptor, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Civil Rights Memorial May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, ...

Prompt for January Book Club

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Dec 07, 2023 06:37 PM
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Wondering what to read for the January 28, 2024 book club? We will be discussing books that have been translated to English from another language. I just finished The Postcard by Anne Berest which I gave 5 stars! Why read a book that is a translation? See the link below. Can a Translation Be Better ...

Reminder: No Book Club in December

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Dec 04, 2023 03:16 PM
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This is a reminder that we will not meet in December. We will meet the last Sunday in January instead. Have a wonderful holiday season ------------------------------ Ann Marie Pipkin apipkin1@bellsouth.net RMRT Board Member ------------------------------

RE: Retired Members Round Table - What do we do?

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Nov 11, 2023 08:25 AM
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Thanks, Lisa, for reminding us why RMRT is so important to those of us who are members. It made me look back over the last 13 years to those early years of this new round table. I loved working collaboratively with members who came from many different divisions of ALA and who shared their unique strengths ...

RE: October 2023 Fifth Sunday Book Club Discussion

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Oct 29, 2023 01:55 PM
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Topic: RMRT Fifth Sunday Book Club Time: Oct 29, 2023 03:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88354316793?pwd=MmZIT1JwemtIdGJ6dnd6dUtzcUdhUT09 Meeting ID: 883 5431 6793 Passcode: 799976 ------------------------------ Ann Marie Pipkin apipkin1@bellsouth.net ...

RE: LibLearnX Is RMRT having any activities??

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Oct 17, 2023 08:42 PM
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I am saving my money to go to San Diego. �� Ann Marie Pipkin72 Cyprus Circle Sylacauga, AL 35151205-410-6787 Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity. Indira Gandhi, first female prime minister of India architect, sculptor, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ...

October 2023 Fifth Sunday Book Club Discussion

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Sep 12, 2023 02:28 PM
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The prompt for the October 29 book club is "something spooky." Ghosts, monsters, the paranormal, true crime.....read something new or re-read a favorite. The Zoom link will be posted on ALAConnect a week in advance. ------------------------------ Ann Marie Pipkin apipkin1@bellsouth.net RMRT Board ...

RMRT Book Recommendations: ALA Annual Chicago 2023

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Jul 11, 2023 04:03 PM
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RMRT Book Recommendations ALA Annual Chicago 2023 Please let me know of any additions or corrections, and I will update this list. Thaks to all who participated in Chicago. It was nice to see and talk to you in person! PROMPT: Read a book that takes place in your home state All-of-a-Kind ...

RE: THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN JULY IS JULY 30

Posted By Ann Marie Pipkin Jul 09, 2023 08:42 PM
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Sunday RMRT Book Club meeting on Zoom. Our prompt for this discussion is to read a a book with diverse content. It never fails that someone always asks of the prompt, "What does that mean?" We leave the interpretation up to you, the reader. You may want to read this explanation from ALA as an ...

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