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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 Members Round Table Book Club - Sunday, September 29th, 4pm ET

  • 1.  Retired Members Round Table Book Club - Sunday, September 29th, 4pm ET

    Posted Sep 26, 2024 11:58 AM

    Verbiage from Ann Marie Pipkin:

    Did you know the Retired Member's Round Table has a book club? Every 5th Sunday we meet virtually to discuss a book we have read that matches a prompt and the prompt for September 29th is politics.

    The interpretation of the prompt is up to you.  You may read, give a short summary and recommend a fiction, non-fiction, historical, poetic, foundational, biographical, French, etc. book about, on, concerning, etc. YOU choose!

    When RMRT member Ann Marie Pipkin chooses, she usually tries to think of (or find) a simple definition.  Sometimes that is difficult…such as in this case. She discovered this definition on a website that creates flashcards for studying different concepts. This one is from a test on the study of U.S. politics that got her thinking about foundational books from political thinkers in history.

    "The term politics refers to the process of gaining and exercising control within a government for the purpose of setting and achieving particular goals, especially those related to the division of resources within a nation." -- https://quizlet.com/152131862/us-government-test-1-flash-cards/

    Here are some various websites to get you thinking about what you would like to recommend:

    Book Riot's 25 Must-Read Books to Understand Politics and Political Issues

    https://bookriot.com/best-political-books/

    Goodreads's Non-Fiction

    https://www.goodreads.com/genres/politics

    Goodreads's Most Read This Week

    https://www.goodreads.com/genres/most_read/politics

    Goodreads's Essential Reading

    https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1200.Politics

    Oxford Scholastica's 10 Books Every Politics Student Should Read

    https://www.oxfordscholastica.com/blog/10-books-every-politics-student-should-read/

    Vancouver Public Library's Political Fiction List

    https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1338128189/1734102579

    Do you have some websites that are your favorites when searching for inspiration?  Ann Marie usually starts with ALA .org.  Searching ALA.org for "politics" returned over 15,000 hits.  ACRL Law & Political Sciences Section is at the top of the list. 

    Once you go down the Internet-browsing rabbit hole, something will jump out at you! Or, if you have a sense of what you would like to read, just pop it in a search engine or ask AI. Right? That's what she did with" political poetry" which just might be my pick!

    See you on Zoom September 29th.  RMRT will post a link in ALAConnect. And, no, you do not need to be a member of RMRT to participate. Mark your calendars and check out our website at Retired Members Round Table



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    Lisa Kippur
    Membership Chair
    Retired Member Round Table
    She/Her/Hers
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