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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RMRT Programming at ALA Annual 2026

  • 1.  RMRT Programming at ALA Annual 2026

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    Thanks to RMRT Programming Chair Nann Hilyard, her committee and RMRT Board members who worked together to develop strong programming for Annual 2026, I can share the information below, including room assignments. Here are programs to put on your conference schedule:

    RMRT Driehaus Museum Tour, Saturday, June 27, 10:00 a.m., 50 East Erie Street, Chicago, Ticketed event ($25), limited to 25 people

    RMRT  Membership Meeting, Saturday, June 27, 2-3:30pm.  Hyatt McCormick, Superior Room

    RMRT Book Club Annual In-Person Meeting, follows the Membership Meeting in the same room: 4-5pm , Hyatt McCormick, Superior Room 

    RMRT 2026 Chair Program, Breaking Barriers: A Librarian's Story of Changing Times with Dr. Robert Wedgeworth (ALA Executive Director, 1972-1985), Sunday, June 28, 10:30-11:30am, McCormick Place Convention Center, W 194 B

    Dr. Robert Wedgeworth

    NMRT/RMRT Annual Social, 5:30-7:30pm, Sunday, June 28, Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes F

    RMRT & United for Libraries, Words have Power, a Dignity Index discussion, Monday, June 29, 01:30-11:30am, McCormick Place Convention Center, W 194 B

    See you in Chicago, 

    Sara Kelly Johns, RMRT Chair, 2025-2026


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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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