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Executive Board meeting updates

Posted By Emily Drabinski Aug 31, 2023 01:14 PM
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Hello Councilors! I am writing to share updates from the ALA Executive Board meeting on August 17th. As a reminder, you can always review Executive Board documents on the ALA website: https://www.ala.org/aboutala/executive-board-document-inventory-2023-2024 Our next monthly call will be held September ...

Executive Board call 8/17

Posted By Emily Drabinski Aug 15, 2023 06:55 AM
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Executive Board call 8/17

Posted By Emily Drabinski Aug 15, 2023 06:55 AM
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Dear Councilors, The Executive Board will meet for its monthly call this Thursday, August 17th, at 1pm ET/noon CT/11am  MT/10am PT/9am AKST/7am HST. Information about joining the call can be found here: https://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-governance-meetings Board documents can be found here: https ...

Save the Dates: LibLearnX Governance Meetings

Posted By Emily Drabinski Aug 14, 2023 04:12 PM
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Dear ALA Council, I am pleased to share the schedule for the Library Learning Experience (LibLearnX). To view the schedule, please click here. I would like to highlight the following governance meetings so we can mark them on our calendars. Save the Date – LibLearnX Governance meetings: Friday, ...

RE: Fwd: [IFLA-L] IFLA Governing Board decides on WLIC 2024

Posted By Emily Drabinski Aug 11, 2023 03:23 PM
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Thank you for sharing this update, Jim.  As a reminder, Council passed a resolution at Annual regarding IFLA's siting of the conference in Dubai. Here is a link to that resolution for new Councilors who may have missed it. The topic will be on the agenda for our January meetings at LibLearnX. ht ...

ALA upholds its support for LGBTQIA+ library workers and reaffirms its commitment to equity and inclusivity

Posted By Emily Drabinski Aug 09, 2023 09:07 AM
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ALA upholds its support for LGBTQIA+ library workers and reaffirms its commitment to equity and inclusivity The American Library Association (ALA) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to upholding the values of equity and inclusivity within libraries nationwide. In response to recent concerns surrounding ...

RE: American Library Association Responds to Montana State Library Commission's Decision to Withdraw Montana State Library's Membership

Posted By Emily Drabinski Jul 26, 2023 11:24 AM
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Hi all, I won't be able to say in words what it has meant to me to have the vocal support of so many of you over the past many days. Those of you who are balancing all kinds of constraints and who have different perspectives, I see you too and completely understand. We are all threading challenging ...

Open Letter from Former President Obama Supports Librarians

Posted By Emily Drabinski Jul 17, 2023 01:44 PM
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Dear ALA Colleagues,   President Barack Obama published an open letter to librarians this morning, expressing his support for libraries and library workers amidst rising book challenges and subsequent attacks on those defending the right to read. His letter was shared online and across his social ...

RE: American Library Association Responds to Montana State Library Commission's Decision to Withdraw Montana State Library's Membership

Posted By Emily Drabinski Jul 14, 2023 03:12 PM
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Hi all, Thank you to everyone for your solidarity. This has been a challenging week, lonely in many ways. Too many of us have recent experience of being targeted for the work we try to do in our communities--no easy way to put it, it just sucks. Knowing that I have the support of committed colleagues ...

American Library Association Responds to Montana State Library Commission's Decision to Withdraw Montana State Library's Membership

Posted By Emily Drabinski Jul 13, 2023 03:23 PM
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American Library Association Responds to Montana State Library Commission's Decision to Withdraw Montana State Library's Membership CHICAGO (July 13, 2023) - The American Library Association (ALA) is a non-partisan, non-profit membership organization that develops, promotes, and improves library ...

Update: Standards for Accreditation/COA

Posted By Emily Drabinski Jul 06, 2023 10:40 AM
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Dear Councilors: As Presiding Officer, I wanted to add more information about the report from the Committee of Accreditation (CoA). Dr. Athena Salaba, Committee Chair, shared the extensive work that has been done on the ALA Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library & Information Studies. ...

RE: Call for self-nominations for ALA Executive Board (2023-2026) candidacy by November 28, 2022

Posted By Emily Drabinski Nov 27, 2022 06:44 PM
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Hi all,Thank you for this reminder, Holly, and for the extension to November 30th. That's Wednesday everybody! I am just sending my own appeal--please do consider putting yourself forward for the Executive Board. This is such a crucial time for the association and for the field, and the full participation ...

Register for ALA's 2022 Virtual Volunteer Fair!

Posted By Emily Drabinski Aug 10, 2022 03:26 PM
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Hello – please see message below regarding ALA's upcoming Virtual Volunteer and register! This also available as a Member News Item. Email governance@ala.org with any questions! The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce its 2022 Virtual Volunteer Fair to be held on September 14, ...

RE: Respond and approve ACRL-RBMS/SAA Guidelines on Access to Research Materials in Archives and Special Collections Libraries

Hi all, I understand the need for the appropriate transmittal form but wanted to register my concern that the high threshold for administrative compliance around these kinds of things works against a desire to engage the processes we're asking folks to engage in. From my time on the ILFSC I know ...

RE: Query re: Council minutes

Posted By Emily Drabinski Sep 19, 2019 08:45 AM
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Thanks so much for this explanation/reminder, Rob! I was clearly not making the connections, and now feel about bashful about that. I'll look forward to getting a better grasp on how things work here in the last year of my term, and to seeing those draft minutes when I see all of you in Philadelphia. ...

RE: Query re: Council minutes

Posted By Emily Drabinski Sep 19, 2019 08:16 AM
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Thanks, Karen! I'm actually looking for the 2019 minutes, and those are not linked at the Council minutes site. Does anyone know when they might be posted? Thanks, Emily Emily Drabinski Critical Pedagogy Librarian Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 212-817-7068

Query re: Council minutes

Posted By Emily Drabinski Sep 18, 2019 03:46 PM
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Hi all, Hope you're enjoying your fall semester as much as I'm enjoying mine! I'm writing to see if anyone knows when minutes from last year's midwinter and annual meetings might be made available. I am interested in reviewing them. Thank you! Emily ------------------------------ Emily Drabinski Critical ...

RE: Resolution on Library Service for Children in Detention

Posted By Emily Drabinski Jun 24, 2019 07:38 AM
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Thanks to Jules and the team who pulled this resolution together! I can't attend Forum tonight but had one suggestion: As it reads, the resolution "Denounces the current deplorable conditions in family and youth detention centers." Could we revise to denounce the existence of family and youth detention ...

RE: Resolution to Rescind Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights (2017-2018 ALA CD#19.6_62617_act).

Posted By Emily Drabinski Jul 26, 2018 01:58 PM
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Dear colleagues and comrades! I appreciate that we are having this discussion and hope that Councilors will vote to rescind the interpretation approved in New Orleans and affirm the IFC's formation of a working group to collaboratively address the issues with language that have emerged since Annual. ...