List of Contributions

RE: 2024 IDEAL Conference

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 19, 2024 10:48 AM
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Thanks, Andrew! This looks like a pretty awesome conference. April -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, caretaking, and time off. My work hours may be different than yours. Should you receive emails from me during ...

SRRT Membership Survey

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 18, 2024 11:33 AM
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SRRT Members, Action Council and the Membership Committee want to hear from you about what social justice topics are important to you, things you'd like to see SRRT do, as well as any barriers you may have to being a member. To help us learn more about our members, we have developed an anonymous survey ...

RE: How Can SRRT (and ALA) Help Those in States That Penalize or Prevent ALA Involvement?

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 18, 2024 08:58 AM
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Thank you Malana and Rebekah! I'll also chime in. Arkansas hasn't passed anti-ALA legislation yet, but is heavily expected to. Due to low salaries, ALA involvement is already difficult for a lot of library workers here. I'm looking at a job posting right now that's offering $15 an hour, bachelor degree ...

How Can SRRT (and ALA) Help Those in States That Penalize or Prevent ALA Involvement?

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 16, 2024 01:51 PM
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SRRT Members, At the last SRRT Action Council meeting, we discussed the rise in state legislation and bills that either penalize ALA involvement or make it difficult for librarians to be involved (such as preventing public funding from being spent). We discussed the possibility of avoiding such states ...

Agenda and Zoom Link for Monday SRRT Action Council Meeting

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 12, 2024 10:39 AM
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All - SRRT Action Council will meet Monday, April 15 at 10am Central (see your time). All SRRT members are welcome to attend. Here is the Zoom link: https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/99436180731?pwd=cnJPM0d2WlN4bCtzU1NlY3Y4TUsvUT09 And here is the agenda: Approval of March's Minutes – April Sheppard ...

RE: SRRT Election Results

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 11, 2024 08:57 AM
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Congratulations everyone! I look forward to working with you all (or continuing to work with you). April -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, caretaking, and time off. My work hours may be different than yours. ...

RE: Link to meeting?

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 11, 2024 08:48 AM
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Hello, Nicole! The Zoom link is https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/99436180731?pwd=cnJPM0d2WlN4bCtzU1NlY3Y4TUsvUT09. We'll resend the link tomorrow when we send the agenda out. April -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, ...

RE: Call for Agenda Items for 4/15/24 SRRT Meeting

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 09, 2024 03:17 PM
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Noted! -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, caretaking, and time off. My work hours may be different than yours. Should you receive emails from me during a time that you're engaging in any of the above, please ...

Call for Agenda Items for 4/15/24 SRRT Meeting

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 08, 2024 11:04 AM
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Good morning (or afternoon)! Please send Charles and I your agenda items for the SRRT Action Council meeting at 10am Central by the end of Thursday. We'll send out the agenda Friday. April & Charles -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around ...

FW: Conable Conference Scholarship Applications Open

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 06, 2024 07:38 PM
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EDI Assembly Post New Message Conable Conference Scholarship Applications Open Email a reply to the discussion Send a private message via email Apr 5, 2024 1:59 PM | view attached Hillary Pearson March 28, 2024 Conable Conference Scholarship Applications Open The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) offers ...

RE: Haiti National Library

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 06, 2024 07:35 PM
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Thanks, Charles. This is very sad. A -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, caretaking, and time off. My work hours may be different than yours. Should you receive emails from me during a time that you're engaging ...

SRRT Newsletter Call for Submissions! Theme: Social Justice Outside the Library

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 05, 2024 10:54 AM
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The SRRT Newsletter is always looking for good articles, essays, and letters to the editor. The next submission deadline is May 1, 2024. Our theme will be on social justice outside the library. Tired of being told to "stay in your lane?" Here's your opportunity to tell the world why library workers and ...

Fwd: [LILi] Fwd: [is-network] Fwd: ARL Kaleidoscope Program Call for Applications—Deadline May 13

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 01, 2024 03:06 PM
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Forwarded: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ARL Communications Date: Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 11:05 AM Subject: Kaleidoscope Program Call for Applications-Deadline May 13 Kaleidoscope Program Call for Applications Deadline May 13 Alisha Keig | 202-296-2296 | dei@arl.org | April 1, ...

RE: seeking input re: planning grant for library training about homelessness

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 28, 2024 02:48 PM
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Vikki, If you don't get enough responses here, you might want to try reaching out to some of the people who presented at our homelessness summit in 2022: https://www.ala.org/rt/srrt/2022homelessness_summit A -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries ...

SRRT Community Commitment and Connect Communities Attachments

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 26, 2024 09:22 AM
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SRRT Community Commitment and Connect Communities

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 26, 2024 09:22 AM
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SRRT Community, The work that we do can be difficult and disagreeable, but it's always done with passion and purpose. To help ensure that SRRT can be a home for anyone interested in social justice, human and economics rights, and progressive priorities, SRRT Action Council has approved the SRRT Community ...

FYI: Congress Releases Final FY24 Spending Package (Level Funding for Libraries)

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 21, 2024 10:31 AM
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Forwarded: Congress Releases Final FY24 Spending Package Email a reply to the discussion Send a private message via email Mar 21, 2024 10:15 AM Kevin Maher Good morning. The final FY 2024 package of spending bills arrived early this morning. Barring any last-minute delays, the House and Senate are ...

FW: Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 20, 2024 08:24 AM
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Forwarded in case you didn't see it on the main ALA Connect: 2. Downs IF Award - Deadline Extended to April 8 Email a reply to the discussion Send a private message via email Mar 19, 2024 12:31 PM Emily Knox The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks nominations ...

FW: Call for Panelists: Voices from the Stacks: Lived Experiences of Library Folks with Disabilities

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 15, 2024 01:17 PM
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Forwarded: Let me know if you have questions! The ACRL Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee is organizing a special topic panel discussion on the lived experiences and perspectives of library workers with disabilities in academic libraries. This panel seeks to share ways the field could improve ...

RE: SRRT Action Council Agenda - Monday, March 18 - 10am Central, 11am Eastern

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 15, 2024 09:37 AM
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All - Here are some important links for Monday: February Minutes SRRT Community Commitment April -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, caretaking, and time off. My work hours may be different than yours. ...

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