SRRT (Social Responsibilities Round Table)

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The Social Responsibilities Round Table works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of SRRT and remains an urgent concern today. SRRT believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities in order to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy.

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22nd Annual Virtual MLK Sunrise Celebration and Observation

  • 1.  22nd Annual Virtual MLK Sunrise Celebration and Observation

    Posted Jan 22, 2021 05:56 PM

    YOU ARE INVITED TO THE 22ND ANNUAL VIRTUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SUNRISE CELEBRATION AND OBSERVATION

    Monday, January 25th, 2021 from 10:00am – 11:00am CST

     

    The 22nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration commemorates Dr. King's legacy and recognizes the connection between his life's work and the library world.

     

    The virtual event will feature selected passages from the works of Dr. King, a keynote address by Dr. V.P. Franklin, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Education at the University of California, Riverside, and author of the upcoming "The Young Crusaders: The Untold Story of the Children and Teenagers Who Galvanized the Civil Rights Movement" (Beacon Press, 2021). The call-to-action will be delivered by the 14th Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. Member Leaders from multiple ALA Roundtables, Committees, and Affiliates will also participate as part of the celebration.

     

    The 22nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Sunrise Celebration is sponsored by SRRT, OCLC, BCALA, Beacon Press, and ALA ODLOS.

     

    ALA Virtual Midwinter attendees can view the celebration on the conference website. For more information, visit the conference website:

     

    https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/ALA-Midwinter/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=802381

     

    Not registered for Midwinter? For the first time ever, the MLK Sunrise Celebration will also stream on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Tx7DBF8CpP8

     

    All The Best,



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    Monica Chapman
    Program Coordinator, CSK Book Awards & ODLOS Round Tables
    American Library Association
    She/Her/Hers
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