- Support Union Hotels at Midwinter 2011
"In light of recent labor disputes at hotels, SRRT encourages its members to support unions and research hotels prior to making your reservations. UNITE HERE is an organization that represents workers in many industries, including hospitality/hotels. A Union Hotel Guide is available on their website. ..."
- Letter from the Editor
Introductory remarks from Editor Myka Kennedy Stephens.
- Coordinator's Column
"While I find myself scrambling to learn the logistics of being a coordinator of a group of astute, critical thinkers in a huge association and bureaucracy - albeit one with a friendly countenance - I find myself faced with a dilemma. The conundrum was made readily apparent at the ..."
- GreeNotes: Climatic Musings from the Task Force on the Environment
"I was trained by Al Gore and The Climate Project in January 2007 to present Mr. Gore's slideshow that was the basis of Mr. Gore's award-winning book and documentary film, "An Inconvenient Truth." The opportunities this has provided me are extraordinary; from the places I have visited ..."
- Women in Libraries is Back
"Women in Libraries, the newsletter of the Feminist Task Force, is now back in online-only format. The first issue (June 2010) is available with articles on the ALA 2010 Conference, a guide to D.C. side-trips, and feminist librarian blogs. ..."
- News from the International Responsibilities Task Force
"The International Responsibilities Task Force held a program on Afghanistan at Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The title was "Afghanistan in Context: The Background to the War that Every Librarian Should Know." My emphasis in fact was on women in Afghanistan, ..."
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Task Force Multi-Cultural Idea Exchange Features "A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr." by Performing Arts Students
" In its tradition since the 2001 ALA Annual in San Francisco, the Task Force presented this program to acknowledge the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The program once again provided a forum to share the important role of libraries in celebrating the national holiday, ..."
- Coleman Lecture Recognizes Special Commitments to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"Kathleen de la Pena McCook, distinguished university professor at the University of South Florida, was the keynote speaker at the 11th annual Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture sponsored by the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) Advisory Committee at ALA Annual. ..."
- ALA Councilor's Report
"My basic takeaway this time was that Council sessions were exceptionally truncated and there was a lack of enthusiastic debate on the Council floor, however there was a lot of debate and discussion during the Council Forums. ..."
- Resolution in Support of Labor Clauses in All Hotel Meeting Room Contracting by the American Library Association
Text of the SRRT Resolution adopted by Action Council at the 2010 Annual Conference.
- Revisions to SRRT Bylaws
The SRRT Bylaws were amended at the annual membership meeting.
- Minutes from Action Council Meeting I
Minutes from the first Action Council meeting held June 26, 2010.
- Minutes from Action Council Meeting II
Minutes from the second Action Council meeting held June 27, 2010.
- Minutes from SRRT Membership Meeting
Minutes from the SRRT membership meeting held June 27, 2010.
- Review: A Space for Hate (book)
"When I brought this intriguing book to my monthly reference staff meeting (six public librarians), I supposed that everyone knew more than I did about the presence of white supremacy hate groups on the Internet. But I found out that only one-third of us did-and the ones who ..."
- Review: The Demise of the Library School (book)
"Dr. Richard Cox's latest compilation of personal observations, meditations about the "death" or "demise" of the library school is sure to shake the apple tree a little, but may not give readers exactly what they might expect to read. The book, however, does "try to place library and information science ..."
- Review: She Was A Booklegger (book)
" Celeste West was a true original, a mover and shaker in the library field from the 1960s through the first decade of the twenty-first century. She wrote, researched, and shared a wide variety of information reflecting the many facets of her work and personality. West was an activist, librarian, writer, ..."
- Call for Submissions
Deadline for our December 2010 issue is November 19, 2010.