RMRT (Retired Members Round Table)

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The Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) shall exist to develop programs of particular interest to retired persons from all types of libraries and all forms of library services, including formal opportunities for continued involvement and learning; a variety of leadership training and opportunities for mentoring; lifelong professional involvement and networking; and active engagement in the American Library Association and the profession of librarianship.

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Retired Librarians, Library Workers, and Friends Make Great Advocates--new initiative from. RMRT

  • 1.  Retired Librarians, Library Workers, and Friends Make Great Advocates--new initiative from. RMRT

    Posted 5 hours ago

    ​My goal as this year's chair of RMRT​ was to increase retired librarians' involvement in advocacy. We have more time (well, in theory), and we can't be fired. To do this, the Advocacy Committee​ was revived, and Dorcas ​Hand ​b​ecame chair. We have active members​ who are long-time activists on the committee, and ​we developed "Retired Librarians Make Great Advocates" recommendations for retired members as advocates. ALA members, retired or not, can use these ideas. Our premise was to create suggestions that people could ​consider for action, depending on how much time they ​have. ​We developed suggestions​ and then connected time frames to deeper​ ideas in linked documents.

    The ​talented ​A​LA ​ staff person​ for RMRT​, Danielle Ponton​, tackled Drupal​, worked with IT​ and ​committee member Jane Lofton's Canva graphics to get materials up and accessible. ​They are ready for action!

    From the RMRT website, you can click on the featured ​"Retired Members make Great Advocates​" block or ​the link to get to the active advocacy page:
    https://www.ala.org/retired-librarians-make-great-advocates​. There you can download the whole ​advocacy infographic and scroll down to each time frame as well as ​suggestions for "library organizations and resources" and "other related organizations." 

    ​Give it a try to make a difference for libraries! You don't have to be an RMRT member to use the resources. 

    Onward, Sara

    Graphic with recommendations for time commitments for advocacy action



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    Sara Kelly Johns
    ALA COLA Ecosystem Subcommittee Member
    Chair, ALA Publishing Committee and RMRT
    AASL President, 2007-08
    Instructor, Syracuse University iSchool
    skjohns@gmail.com
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