List of Contributions

Hi, Just wanted to give you all the heads up because the publicity will be going out today in Maine – I have accepted the position of Maine State Librarian and will start there on 1/3/23.  My last day at the NH State Library will be 12/22/22. I want to express my gratitude to all of our current and ...

Hi, I am observing a growing number of abstentions by Councilors on votes taken by Council.  Can anyone point me to any written information about when/why Councilors can or should abstain from a vote?  I do understand that there are reasons at times (conflicts of interest, based on subject matter, for ...

Hi, Regarding this resolution, it does not look like Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) or Committee on Legislation (COL) were asked to look at it and provide constructive feedback.  This resolution does have legislative impact, if we are asking ALA staff to spend time, resources, and political capital ...

Hi Lindsay, As you start to pull this lean writing team together, just two suggestions to consider: Make sure that the team reviews the ALA Committee on Legislation – Legislative Agenda for 2021: http://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/committees/ALA%20Legislative%2 ...

Hi, Thanks to Marsha for posting the transcript to Council III as well as Exec Board document 12.39. Just wanted to make sure I am not missing the other requested document, which is the letter that ALA President Wanda Brown read to Council III from the Executive Board. I've checked the Executive ...