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Ms. Natalie DeJonghe

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Posted By Natalie DeJonghe May 02, 2022 09:51 AM
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I have a tight schedule today so I'll try to keep this short. But let's talk about why going back to the way things used to be is a bad idea. 1. Time: If we have learned nothing from the last few years, I feel like we should have learned that trying to cram a year's worth of business into two meetings ...
Posted By Natalie DeJonghe Apr 29, 2022 09:46 AM
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To be super blunt, this is kind of a garbage move. The use of virtual meeting options was finally a step in the right direction of making council more accessible to members who wanted to participate but couldn't afford to come to conferences. But now we're saying that people essentially have to spend ...
Posted By Natalie DeJonghe Jan 25, 2021 04:35 PM
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Susan, Would have the council fora listed in the daily schedule be a solution? That would limit access to attendees but would allow the link to be posted in the schedule so it would still be easy to find. Natalie
Posted By Natalie DeJonghe Jul 21, 2018 12:36 PM
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While they Bill of Rights are just guidelines and libraries aren't required to follow them, they are the standard issued by the Association and is argued by many that all libraries should be following them. Since they're professional standards by our official organization, adding the "hate group" language ...
Posted By Natalie DeJonghe Jul 18, 2018 09:41 AM
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A lot of members, myself included, are upset about the included language for a couple of reasons. So far OIF, IFC, and the major players involved don't seem interested in addressing these particular concerns. 1. The timeline of all of this seems very suspicious. For the first week or so of the debate, ...