Retired Members Round Table (RMRT)
Membership Committee
MW 2016 Report
Committee Members:
Naomi Angier, Linda Fein, Pat Hofmann, Christine Peck, Judi Repman, Marcella Stark, and Teri Switzer, Chair
Committee Actions:
- Reviewed the RMRT membership brochure. After the midwinter meeting, Teri will work with Danielle Alderson, RMRT’s ALA staff liaison, to revise the section on benefits. Specifically, wording will be inserted to make it clearer those benefits that are a direct result of one’s membership in RMRT versus those benefits that are a result of one’s ALA membership.
- Drafted a membership plan, which is attached. This plan is dynamic and likely will be revised throughout the year.
- Christine Peck is reaching out to the ALA chapters asking what state associations have a retiree membership. The committee will discuss opportunities for collaboration that may exist with state chapters that offer retiree membership.
- Started recruiting for members from the general membership of ALA as well as our own personal associations.
- Arranged for (partial) staffing of the RMRT kiosk in the Membership Pavilion at the Boston Midwinter meeting.
RMRT Membership Committee
Membership Drive 2015-2016
Committee Members: Naomi Angier, Linda Fein, Pat Hofmann, Christine Peck, Judi Repman, Marcella Stark, Teri Switzer (chair)
Purpose: To increase the membership of the Retired Members Round Table by 10% (17 new members)
How:
- Social media (RMRT Facebook, posts on personal FB, other social media venues members participate in)
- ALA Connect
- Email lists committee members and RMRT Board members belong to
- Word of mouth
- Outreach to state chapters with retiree member group
- Brochures distributed at RMRT sponsored programs
- Announcement about RMRT membership at RMRT sponsored programs
- RMRT booth at MW and AC – distribute membership brochures, luggage tags to new members, ribbons to all RMRT members
- Follow-up with non-renewing members
Message:
RMRT focuses on maintaining relationships and networking among retired or late career ALA members. Provides members with an avenue to stay active during retirement and contribute to an organization that many were meaningfully involved in when working.
- Why join? What’s in it for me?
- Opportunity to share your knowledge and skills through mentoring relationships
- Ability to continue your professional and personal development
- Work with others to develop programs of particular interest to retired persons from all types of libraries and all forms of library services
- Continue past friendships and form new ones
- Foster lifelong professional involvement and networking
- Reduced dues and conference registration
- Free lifetime memberships to ALA after 25 years continuous years of membership
- Discounts on car rentals and insurance
- Eligibility to apply for the Norman Horrocks-Rowman & Littlefield Annual Conference Award
Evaluation:
- How many new members joined?
- Retention of current members.
- What worked? What didn’t? What to do next year?