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Moving on from my Vermont Chapter Councilor position

Posted By Jessamyn West Mar 15, 2024 11:02 AM
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Hello folks -- just wanted to leave a quick note that I'm cycling off of my Vermont Chapter Councilor position. After four years, it's time for me to move on and free up a bit more time so I can get other things done within the Vermont Library Association. I appreciate everyone's helpful counsel as I ...

RE: Save the Date & Register Today: Special Virtual ALA Council Meeting

Posted By Jessamyn West Oct 25, 2023 10:03 AM
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Hi Marsha -- I will be unable to attend as I have a work commitment at that time. ------------------------------ Jessamyn West Chapter Councilor - Vermont she/her ------------------------------

RE: IFLA 2024

Posted By Jessamyn West Oct 04, 2023 09:26 AM
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For those who may struggle with attachments, the text is below (attachment also hads the text in Arabic). Can someone who is closer to this issue let me know more about the decision? It seems like the hosting organization withdrew their invitation, what's that about? I am familiar with the concerns about ...

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

Posted By Jessamyn West Aug 11, 2023 08:55 PM
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Just in case people have difficulty with PDFs and would like the resolved clauses of that resolution: Resolved, that the American Library Association (ALA), on behalf of its members 1) ALA reaffirms its commitment to uphold its professional ethics, especially freedom of expression and individual rights, ...

RE: Emily Drabinski-- witch hunt

Posted By Jessamyn West Aug 04, 2023 09:42 AM
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I, too, was not impressed by ALA's response to the pretty lousy things that were said about Emily. There was a Chapter Councilor meeting this week (on Zoom, 100+ people there) where Emily and Exec Director Tracie Hall spoke frankly about the real threat from this so-called Freedom Caucus and what we ...

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

Posted By Jessamyn West Jul 21, 2023 11:22 AM
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I agree with Leah. Nadia, that is a great statement. I'll see if I can get my local chapter to do something similar. I'd be happy to sign on to this one. ------------------------------ Jessamyn West Chapter Councilor - Vermont she/her ------------------------------

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

Posted By Jessamyn West Jul 18, 2023 10:54 AM
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Thanks Andrew. I feel like the State Librarian is in a jam because the MSLC are nominally her bosses, I believe. She may not be able to speak to this issue in exactly the same way Emily can not speak to this issue. I feel like this is an educational opportunity to help people understand the difference ...

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

Posted By Jessamyn West Jul 14, 2023 10:43 AM
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Please join me in signing a letter of support for ALA President Emily Drabinski who could also benefit from our solidarity at this time. (add your name at the bottom) ------------------------------ Jessamyn West Chapter Councilor - Vermont she/her ------------------------------

RE: Montana State Library withdraws from American Library Association

Posted By Jessamyn West Jul 13, 2023 10:11 AM
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Here is the statement from the Montana Library Association MLA Statement in Response to Montana State Library Commission Decision to Withdraw from ALA Statement from the Montana State Librarian at the end of this article Montana State Library Commission votes to withdraw from national association ...

RE: Resolution to Reaffirm ALA's position on the Freedom to Read

Posted By Jessamyn West Jun 15, 2023 09:54 AM
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Hi Sara -- thanks for doing this, please add my name: Jessamyn West, Vermont Chapter Councilor ------------------------------ Jessamyn West Chapter Councilor - Vermont she/her ------------------------------

RE: FYI - SRRT Statement on the ALA Bylaws Referendum

Posted By Jessamyn West Apr 02, 2023 02:34 PM
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> Supporting fully virtual attendance at all governance meetings would bring down all of those barriers and bring in voices we'd > never have heard otherwise. This is a frustrating loss, but unlike the council composition, > it can be taken up at any future council meeting.  As the Vermont Chapter ...

RE: Register for the November Council Events & Save for Date LLX Governance Meetings

Posted By Jessamyn West Oct 27, 2022 10:21 AM
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I am very much hoping that there will be virtual access to the Council meetings and that there is some way to pay for a la carte access to the Council meetings--the same way there is to some of the LLX programs--so that Councilors who want to participate in governance work but won't be attending LLX ...

RE: What Barriers Do You Have With Connect? (Or Other Listservs)

Posted By Jessamyn West Sep 02, 2022 12:16 PM
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I've been involved in the Code of Conduct discussion and I think it's somewhat telling that many of the people there didn't even realize there had been a Code of Conduct and a  committee (or a call for feedback &c) until they were confronted with having to accept it. And I think that's partly wrapped ...

RE: Question about Unite Against Book Bans

Posted By Jessamyn West Jul 21, 2022 08:27 PM
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In case people missed it, Marsha Burgess has responded in this other thread. ------------------------------ Jessamyn West Chapter Councilor - Vermont she/her ------------------------------

If you attended ALAAC22 in person, please test yourself for COVID

Posted By Jessamyn West Jun 29, 2022 07:52 PM
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For people who may not be as Extremely Online as I am, I wanted to pass along that there have been reports of people getting home from ALA and testing positive for COVID. For your own safety and the safety of the people in your home and your workplace you'll want to test yourself when you get home and ...

RE: Saturday evening forum notes

Posted By Jessamyn West Jun 26, 2022 10:15 PM
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Thanks for these notes Rhonda, and thanks for the policy citation Tara. I can only share what I was told by ALA Governance which is "if you are not registered for the ALA Annual Conference (either in person or digital experience), you cannot participate in the AC Council sessions." and this is despite ...

RE: Registering for Council meetings via the Conference scheduler

Posted By Jessamyn West Jun 16, 2022 02:29 PM
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> Clarification on this would be great, because it sounds like practice has been overriding policy. This is my understanding. And I think there have been attempts to bring practice more in line with policy but it's also my understanding that the policies haven't officially changed yet; we get to determine ...

RE: Registering for Council meetings via the Conference scheduler

Posted By Jessamyn West Jun 16, 2022 11:31 AM
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I agree with this strongly. It is a new change that registration is required to attend Council meetings and, if I am reading Council documents correctly, that change still needs to be approved by Council. Please someone correct me if I am wrong. I can understand that there are organizational reasons ...

RE: 2022 Annual Conference Draft Agendas

Posted By Jessamyn West Jun 12, 2022 10:32 PM
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Looks like the Council Fora links are in the scheduler if you click through to the event. I've put them here. Forum I Forum II Forum III ------------------------------ Jessamyn West Chapter Councilor - Vermont she/her ------------------------------

RE: Proposed Resolution on ALA Council Forum

Posted By Jessamyn West May 25, 2022 09:29 PM
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Thanks for this Ann, I think you raise some really important points. One of the things that I appreciate about Council Forums is that they are less formal, they don't have to involve the (paid) time of ALA staff and resources, and they allow people to ask questions and have discussions in a way that ...