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Posted By Sam Helmick Mar 10, 2024 01:28 PM
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ALA President Emily Drabinski, the Executive Board and Interim Executive Director Leslie Burger will hold a town hall to answer member questions about the state of the association. To ensure we answer as many questions as possible, we ask you to fill out this form with your questions and submit the form ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Mar 10, 2024 01:27 PM
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If any New Members would like to chat, I'm also available at: samhelmick.library@gmail.com. I would love to connect with you, learn about your hopes and dreams for the future of our profession (and our professional association), and building community together. In appreciation, solidarity, and ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Mar 10, 2024 01:19 PM
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ALA President Emily Drabinski, the Executive Board and Interim Executive Director Leslie Burger will hold a town hall to answer member questions about the state of the association. To ensure we answer as many questions as possible, we ask you to fill out this form with your questions and submit the form ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Feb 06, 2024 08:29 AM
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Congratulations and welcome to the very impactful chapter you are about to write for yourselves, for membership, and for the American Library Association. It is a delight to be in community with you in such a special way! I hope you will connect whenever I can offer you support, a space to listen, ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Aug 07, 2023 11:30 AM
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Happy Monday, ALA Council! I'm pleased to see and share this coverage of the backlash ALA has been experiencing.  To see this discourse expanding and for a broader audience to examine the historical implications to freedom of speech, thought, and association is happy making.  This article may inform ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Jul 22, 2023 12:51 PM
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I am really really appreciating this discussion on multiple resolutions: as a public librarian, the former chair of the Iowa Governor's Commissions of Libraries, the Iowa Chapter Association President, as an ALA member and ALA member of Council, and as a patron of Iowa libraries.  In Iowa, the Governor's ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Jun 21, 2023 11:12 AM
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I would like to second please. Thank you, Sam
Posted By Sam Helmick Jan 31, 2023 01:13 PM
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I'd be happy to serve a role as well. Thank you so much, Alex. Sam
Posted By Sam Helmick Aug 12, 2022 01:31 PM
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Thank you, Adrian. I am learning so much from you and believe your recommendations of options for recognizing in person and virtual speakers as well as debate modifications are ones I can apply almost immediately in another professional setting as I will be moderating a hybrid meeting for my state association ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Jun 27, 2022 10:50 AM
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Good Morning Madeline, I believe LexisNexis may be an example of a vendor enabling the targeting and surveilling of immigrants. I recently read a TechCrunch (June 2022) article that mentioned, "Today the company states on its FAQ page for the contract that "Immigration and Customs Enforcement does ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Apr 17, 2022 06:41 PM
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Hi Amy, Is there a space to register for the April 20th event?  Thank you for your time and help! Sam  ------------------------------ [Sam] [Helmick] [Iowa Chapter Councilor] [IFRT Chair-Elect] [Community & Access Coordinator] [Iowa City Public Library (Iowa)] [They/Them] ----------------------- ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Jan 20, 2022 03:16 PM
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I'd be happy to help! (: Thanks, Sam
Posted By Sam Helmick Jun 25, 2021 03:59 PM
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Hello IFRT Membership, According to the Bylaws of the Intellectual Freedom Round Table Article IV. Section 7. Succession, "If a vacancy occurs in the office of chair, the chair-elect shall succeed him or her." Because of my election to the ALA Executive Board and to reduce any appearance of a conflict ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Jan 29, 2020 12:43 PM
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Thank you, Marsha! ------------------------------ Sam C. Helmick Public Services Librarian Burlington Public Library 210 Court Street Burlington, Iowa 52601 www.burlington.lib.ia.us 319-753-1647 ext. 114 ALA Councilor, Iowa Chapter Iowa Governor's Commission of Libraries chair ILA Intellectual Freedom ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Jan 29, 2020 12:40 PM
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Agreed. That is a good question! A quick glance at the bylaws  says Membership meetings may be held virtually . (Article II - Meetings, Section 4) Article IV - Council, Section 1, B suggests that Annual meetings have a "time and place" but that a Midwinter meeting would be " one not less than three months ...
Posted By Sam Helmick Jan 28, 2020 09:38 AM
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Thank you, Whitney for making this request.  I would very much find a transcript of today's discussion helpful too. ------------------------------ [Sam] [Helmick] [Iowa Chapter Councilor] [Public Services Manager] [Burlington Public Library (Iowa)] ------------------------------
Posted By Sam Helmick Nov 12, 2017 09:30 AM
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Thank you for your email! Until November 16th I will be in attendance at i2c2 in Scarborough, UK. If you would like to renew your library materials, please sign in to your online account and follow the prompts here: https://Bria.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/ If you would like to learn more about ...