Hello RMRT members,
I hope you are registered for the ALA annual virtual conference. It is going to be exciting. Today we learned President Obama will speak at the closing ceremony.
RMRT will offer three activities: All on Saturday, June 26)
Our President's Program (Saturday, 10:30am - 11:30am CDT)
Our Board Meeting (to which you are all invited (Saturday, 2;45 - 3:45pm CDT)
Our Book Discussion Group (Saturday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm CDT)
Our Program: (Saturday, June 26, 10:30 - 11:30 am CDT)
Northwestern University professor Pamela Bannos discusses her critically acclaimed book, Vivian Maier:
A Photographer's Life and Afterlife. Bannos' richly detailed and meticulously researched study contrasts
Maier's life with the mythology that strangers-mostly the men who have profited from her work-have
created around her absence. The much-promulgated myth of Maier as a "nanny savant" has eclipsed her
true achievements, skills, and intentions. She was not a nanny who moonlighted as a photographer; she was
a photographer who supported herself as a nanny.
We have three complimentary copies of the book to award to those who attend our Zoom program.
Our Board meeting (Saturday, June 26, 2:45 - 3:45 pm CDT)
We will be discussing the work of RMRT and how you can get involved. We have posiitons that will be open on our board, committees doirng the work of RMRT, and the opportunty to be a liason to your favorite ALA committee.
Our Book Discussion topics focuses on books that make you think and books that give you delight. (Saturday, June 26 4:00 - 5:00 pm CDT)
Part 1: a current events or issues-based book you've recently read
Part 2: an escapist / feel-good book you've recently read
To link to any of these programs you need to:
Register for ALA
Check the ALA scheduler for the meeting link
Join us for a thoughtful presentation, a informative RMRT Board Meeting, and a lively book discussion.
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Nancy Bolt
President
Retired Members Round Table
nancybolt@earthlink.net------------------------------