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ALA statement affirming the rights of transgender people

Posted By Wanda Brown Jun 24, 2020 09:56 AM
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CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA), and particularly its Rainbow Round Table, unequivocally and emphatically stands in solidarity with its transgender staff and members, transgender library workers, transgender library users, transgender authors, and the transgender members of the communities ...

ALA Statement Condemning Police Violence Against BIPOC, Protesters and Journalists

Posted By Wanda Brown Jun 11, 2020 12:31 PM
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The American Library Association is deeply saddened by the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, as well as the killings by police or vigilantes of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and far too many others. We are in solidarity with the statements of BCALA ...

ALA Financial Responses

Posted By Wanda Brown Jun 09, 2020 11:01 AM
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ALA Financial Responses

Posted By Wanda Brown Jun 09, 2020 11:01 AM
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Dear Councilors, On behalf of the Executive Board, I am providing you with a comprehensive document responding to your questions regarding ALA finances.  During Midwinter, we had many conversations about ALA finances and the dialogue continues during the upcoming Virtual Event.  We will have dedicated ...

ALA Executive Board stands with BCALA in condemning violence and racism towards Black people and all People of Color

Posted By Wanda Brown Jun 01, 2020 01:16 PM
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CHICAGO  - The Executive Board of the American Library Association (ALA) stands with the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) in condemning violence and racism towards Black people and all People of Color. The ALA Executive Board endorses BCALA's May 28  statement , in which the caucus ...

ALA Executive Board Stands with APALA in Condemning Xenophobia, Racism

Posted By Wanda Brown May 26, 2020 02:20 PM
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CHICAGO - The Executive Board of the American Library Association (ALA) stands with the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) in condemning xenophobia and racism. The ALA Executive Board endorses APALA's March 13 statement , in which it "unequivocally denounce[d] the rise in racism and ...

ALA Connect Live Monthly Series (Thursday, May 21st)

Posted By Wanda Brown May 08, 2020 03:03 PM
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In times of uncertainty, connection and conversation are more important than ever. This is what inspired the ALA Executive Board to launch a series of monthly conversations with you, our membership community. Initially a focus of President-Elect Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. to connect with members, ALA Connect ...

Future of Forward Together

Posted By Wanda Brown Apr 27, 2020 02:01 PM
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Dear ALA Members, I am pleased to announce the future of Forward Together and a call for volunteers to continue the work of the Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness. As I noted in my January 2020 American Libraries column, "as a member of the Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness ...

Mark your calendars! ALA Virtual Governance Meetings

Posted By Wanda Brown Apr 23, 2020 08:46 AM
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Dear Councilors, I am pleased to share the ALA Virtual Governance Schedule for June 2020. Detailed instructions on accessing the virtual platform (Zoom webinar registration and real-time voting) will follow in the coming weeks. Attached, are the Virtual Council rules (ALA CD#5.1) for participating ...

Mark your calendars! ALA Virtual Governance Meetings

Posted By Wanda Brown Apr 23, 2020 08:45 AM
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ALA National Library Workers Day Statement

Posted By Wanda Brown Apr 21, 2020 09:31 AM
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CHICAGO – Today, in honor of National Library Workers Day, a celebration during National Library Week, the American Library Association (ALA) Executive Board issued the following statement: "The American Library Association stands in solidarity and support of library workers. As we said last month ...

Core is approved!

Posted By Wanda Brown Apr 08, 2020 02:16 PM
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Dear ALA Council, I'm happy to announce that Core passed today, the below message will be sent to their members shortly from ALCTS, LITA, and LLAMA leadership. -Wanda Brown, ALA President ------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, We're thrilled to announce that Core: ...

ALA Election Results – Presidency & Councilor-at-Large

Posted By Wanda Brown Apr 08, 2020 01:00 PM
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ALA Election Results – Presidency & Councilor-at-Large

Posted By Wanda Brown Apr 08, 2020 01:00 PM
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Dear colleagues, Today American Library Association members selected the 2021-2022 ALA President and 2020-2023 Councilors-at-Large. Patricia "Patty"  Wong as 2021-2022 ALA President. As ALA president, Wong will be the chief elected officer for the oldest and largest library association in the world.  ...

Questions Regarding ALA Finances February 2020

Posted By Wanda Brown Mar 09, 2020 07:21 AM
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Councilors, On behalf of the Executive Board, thank you for your questions and concerns regarding the current ALA financial status.  We are a strong association advocating for libraries and supporting library workers but we need to focus on our financial infrastructure that supports our mission to ...

Questions Regarding ALA Finances February 2020

Posted By Wanda Brown Mar 09, 2020 07:20 AM
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