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RE: Diversity Councilors Caucus

Posted By Patty Wong Jan 31, 2023 09:58 AM
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Thanks Alex for taking this critical representational work on happy to support you and this effort through Annual when I will take a little break. Patty Patty Wong City Librarian Santa Clara City Library 2635 Homestead Road Santa Clara, CA 95051 (408) 615-2932 (669) 388-2714 (cell) pwong@ ...

Happy Lunar New Year Council

Posted By Patty Wong Jan 28, 2023 04:33 PM
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May 2023 be a year of joy and community in the year of the Rabbit!  There is a small token to celebrate the new year at the Council pick up table.  And to our virtual Councilors, we hope to share when we meet again! ------------------------------ Patty Wong Immediate Past President, American Library ...

RE: New Year Wishes (from the ALA President)

Posted By Patty Wong Dec 22, 2022 04:51 PM
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Lessa: Happy holidays dear friend and it is such a joy working with you and all of our colleagues. You stretch us and ask us to think in a broader way and that's what we need. Thank you for your leadership and your fearlessness and diplomacy. Here's to the great work ahead for all of us. Patty ...

RE: Memorial resolution for Roberto Delgadillo

Posted By Patty Wong Dec 21, 2022 01:39 PM
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Alesia I was just about to ask that question and hope to contribute to it. Patty Patty Wong City Librarian Santa Clara City Library 2635 Homestead Road Santa Clara, CA 95051 (408) 615-2932 (669) 388-2714 (cell) pwong@santaclaraca.gov American Library Association Immediate Past President ...

RE: Thank you fellow Councilors

Posted By Patty Wong Nov 09, 2022 12:57 PM
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Congratulations Lori! Good news for Maine! Patty Wong City Librarian Santa Clara City Library 2635 Homestead Road Santa Clara, CA 95051 (408) 615-2932 (669) 388-2714 (cell) pwong@santaclaraca.gov American Library Association Immediate Past President 2021-2022 pwong@ala.org

RE: ALA Annual Information Session and Membership Meeting – June 25th

Posted By Patty Wong Jun 20, 2022 10:46 AM
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Julie and others, I think this is something we will revisit as we are hearing the need for increasing access at all levels. This is an evolving way of doing things. We need to evolve as well and sometimes that takes a bit of time. Thank you for your insight. Patty Wong City Librarian Santa Clara ...

RE: ALA Annual Information Session and Membership Meeting – June 25th

Posted By Patty Wong Jun 09, 2022 07:05 PM
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Hi Julie! Conducting meetings hybrid is a new environment for ALA and that we are only piloting Council sessions to be hybrid due to costs and capacity. The pilot will help inform us how this may work in the future. There was a Virtual Membership Meeting that was held in March to accommodate those ...

ALA Annual Information Session and Membership Meeting – June 25th

Posted By Patty Wong Jun 08, 2022 11:42 AM
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Hello colleagues – I invite you to attend the 2022 ALA Information Session and Membership Meeting, at 10am on June 25th at ALA Annual. This in-person session will include information about the association and provide a forum for members to hear first-hand from ALA leaders including reports from ...

More than 25 National Partners Have Joined ALA to Unite Against Book Bans

Posted By Patty Wong May 10, 2022 10:00 AM
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Today, we are pleased to announce that more than 25 national partners have joined ALA to Unite Against Book Bans. This campaign leverages the strength and reach of organizations working across sectors, as well as the power of individual voices, to disrupt and defeat efforts to ban books in communities ...

RE: Rules & Guidelines for ALA Hybrid Council Meetings

Posted By Patty Wong May 04, 2022 12:27 PM
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Dear Councilors: Thank you  all for the engagement and weighing in on Council participation and conference registration.  I wanted to give you some thoughts that framed the Board's decision to determine the considerations in coming up with  these rules. There was significant conversation on trying to ...

ALA Parliamentarian Announcement

Posted By Patty Wong Apr 29, 2022 03:08 PM
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Dear ALA Colleagues, I am pleased to share the announcement of ALA's incoming ALA Parliamentarian, Adrian Stratton. Please click here for the press release.   Mr. Stratton will be joining and observing ALA Council as part of his orientation in this new role.  Eli will be working as ALA Parliamentarian ...

April's ALA Connect Live is this Thursday - I'd love to see you there

Posted By Patty Wong Apr 19, 2022 02:55 PM
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This month's ALA Connect Live: Small, Rural, & Tribal Libraries as Community Anchors, with Jonna C. Paden, Allison Waukau and Cindy Hohl Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11am PT / 1pm CT The pandemic has highlighted the disparity between the haves and have-nots in the digital age and this divide has ...

Councilor Registration Information for the 2022 Annual Conference and Council Meetings

Posted By Patty Wong Apr 14, 2022 03:49 PM
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Dear ALA Councilors,   I am pleased to share that nearly half of ALA Councilors have registered for the upcoming ALA Annual Conference, June 23-28 in Washington D.C. In addition to the opportunity to be together and network again, the conference is shaping up to offer a remarkable array of inter ...

ALA Election Results 2022 - President, Treasurer, Councilor at Large

Posted By Patty Wong Apr 13, 2022 04:01 PM
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Dear colleagues, Today the American Library Association members selected the 2023-2024 ALA President, 2022-2025 ALA Treasurer, and 2022-2025 Councilors at Large. Emily Drabinski will be your 2023-2024 ALA President. Peter Hepburn will be your 2022-2025 ALA Treasurer. Additional information is available ...

ALA Election Results 2022 - President, Treasurer, Councilor at Large

Posted By Patty Wong Apr 13, 2022 04:01 PM
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Dear colleagues, Today the American Library Association members selected the 2023-2024 ALA President, 2022-2025 ALA Treasurer, and 2022-2025 Councilors at Large. Emily Drabinski will be your 2023-2024 ALA President. Peter Hepburn will be your 2022-2025 ALA Treasurer. Additional information is ...

Join me at the ALA Virtual Membership Meeting this Thursday 3/17

Posted By Patty Wong Mar 15, 2022 02:30 PM
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The 2022 Virtual Membership Meeting is coming up this week - Thursday, March 17, 2022. This session includes reports from ALA leaders about the work of the association and offers members the opportunity to engage in real time with ALA leadership. As an ALA member, this is your opportunity to submit ...

Libraries Transforming Communities to distribute more than $7 million in grants to support small and rural library accessibility efforts

Posted By Patty Wong Mar 03, 2022 10:56 AM
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Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share the news of a $7 million grant to support small and rural library accessibility. Here are links of the announcements provided below: AL post: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-announces-7-million-in-grants-to-support-accessibility/ Press ...

Libraries Transforming Communities to distribute more than $7 million in grants to support small and rural library accessibility efforts

Posted By Patty Wong Mar 03, 2022 10:56 AM
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Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share the news of a $7 million grant to support small and rural library accessibility. Here are links of the announcements provided below: AL post: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-announces-7-million-in-grants-to-support-accessibility/ ...

RE: ALA Annual Washington DC and hybrid forum for Council

Posted By Patty Wong Mar 01, 2022 10:45 PM
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Dear Friends, Thank you for bringing these important questions as you a make decision on whether or not to attend Annual Conference in Washington D.C. Recently, the ALA Executive Board approved a pilot to hold the first-ever hybrid ALA Council Meeting during Annual Conference June 2022. We understand ...

Press release on ALA Stands with Ukrainian library community

Posted By Patty Wong Mar 01, 2022 07:48 PM
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Dear Members: The ALA Executive Board, along with the leadership of all eight ALA Divisions, released a statement today standing with our Ukrainian library colleagues. Here are the links: American Libraries: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-stands-with-ukrainian- ...