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Posted By Jim Rettig Mar 25, 2020 04:17 PM
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Nancy,As a Chicago native (but not a baseball fan) a famous phrase was deeply implanted in my mind. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 1907 and 1908. Thereafter the cry "Wait til next year!" dominated discussions in bars, etc., throughout Chicago and beyond until they won again in 2016. The 2021 ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Mar 24, 2020 01:30 PM
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Members of ALA who are also members of the Retired Members Round Table and who are retired from full-time paid employment are invited to apply for the 2020 Norman Horrocks-Scarecrow Press RMRT Award.  The award is presented annually to one ALA-RMRT member.  The award is for $1,000 to supplement the recipient's ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Mar 09, 2020 11:44 AM
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Members of ALA who are also members of the Retired Members Round Table and who are retired from full-time paid employment are invited to apply for the 2020 Norman Horrocks-Scarecrow Press RMRT Award.  The award is presented annually to one ALA-RMRT member.  The award is for $1,000 to supplement the recipient's ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Mar 02, 2020 10:41 AM
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2020 Norman Horrocks-Scarecrow Press RMRT Award Members of ALA who are also members of the Retired Members Round Table and who are retired from full-time paid employment are invited to apply for the 2020 Norman Horrocks-Scarecrow Press RMRT Award.  The award is presented annually to one ALA-RMRT member.  ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Dec 28, 2019 10:13 PM
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Nann, I won't be able to make the dinner due to a scheduling conflict. ------------------------------ Jim Rettig Retired Academic Library Director ALA president 2008-09 jimrettig.gm@gmail.com 757-565-4904 Williamsburg Virginia 23188 ------------------------------
Posted By Jim Rettig Mar 21, 2018 01:33 PM
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Council members, Attached is the report of the ALA Constitution and Bylaws Committee from its meeting at the 2018 Midwinter Meeting in Denver. It has taken a while to assure the accuracy of the information in the appended table listing Executive Board members from 1995 on. It has been through ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Mar 21, 2018 01:33 PM
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Council members, Attached is the report of the ALA Constitution and Bylaws Committee from its meeting at the 2018 Midwinter Meeting in Denver. It has taken a while to assure the accuracy of the information in the appended table listing Executive Board members from 1995 on. It has been through ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Mar 21, 2018 01:32 PM
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C&B report Midwinter 2018 final 3-18_0.docx
Posted By Jim Rettig Mar 21, 2018 01:32 PM
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C&B report Midwinter 2018 final 3-18_0.docx
Posted By Jim Rettig Feb 21, 2018 09:46 AM
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RMRT members are invited to apply for the Norman Horrocks-Rowman & Littlefield Annual Conference award. The RMRT member who receives the award will receive an award of $1,000 to pay for expenses to participate in the 20 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. See http://www.ala.org/rt/rmrt/norman-horrocks-award-0. ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Jan 30, 2017 02:58 PM
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Council, Attached is a corrected copy of the report submitted to you in Atlanta. This version includes corrections of four small typos with the corrections highlighted in yellow. Jim Rettig, Chair of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee C&B report Midwinter 2017 CORRECTED 1-25-17_1.docx ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Jan 23, 2017 05:39 AM
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C&B report Midwinter 2017_0.docx
Posted By Jim Rettig Jan 23, 2017 05:39 AM
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Council, It appears that yesterday evening the Freedom to Read Foundation's report was sent to you instead of the report of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. The C&B report is attached. I look forward to reporting to you this morning. Jim Rettig Chair, Constitution and Bylaws C ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Jan 13, 2017 08:32 AM
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Council, The ALA Executive Board has forwarded to the Constitution and Bylaws Committee a request for Affiliate Status from Latino Literacy Now. In brief, it describes itself as a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 1997 “to promote literacy in the community in all forms: educational, financial, ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Jan 13, 2017 08:31 AM
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ebd12_13_latino_literacy_now_application_0.pdf
Posted By Jim Rettig Dec 23, 2016 03:49 PM
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ALA has had effective executive directors with the MLS; it has also had less-than-effective executive directors with the MLS. As Lisa Hinchliffe has articulated, ALA needs an ED committed to ALA values, etc. I have known librarian who have the MLS who acted contrary to ALA's values, e.g. by refusing ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Jun 25, 2016 01:17 PM
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Councilors, Attached is the report to Council form the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. The committee will bring two action items for Council's consideration at Council II on June 27. Two documents are attached: The report itself; I think it bears the correct Council document number. But ...
Posted By Jim Rettig Jun 25, 2016 01:16 PM
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C&B Committee Council report AC 2016 Orlando_0.docx
Posted By Jim Rettig Jun 21, 2016 10:41 AM
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ALA Documents about Affiliation 6-4-16 update_1.docx
Posted By Jim Rettig Jun 21, 2016 10:41 AM
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AT its June 25 meeting in Orlando the ALA Constitution and Bylaws Committee will revisit the language of Sections 1 and 2 of Article X of the ALA Constitution. These state: Section 1 The Council may by vote affiliate with the American Library Association or with any subdivision thereof upon ...