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.

Learn more about SRRT on the ALA website.

  • 1.  Examples of libraries helping community members vote

    Posted Jun 06, 2022 10:46 AM

    Please excuse cross-posting 

    Hi everyone, 

    If your library helps community members vote, especially those who are who are housing and food insecure, I'd love to hear what you're doing. This could include providing: information about where, when and how to vote, including registering to vote in general and if unhoused; ballot boxes; community forums on the importance of voting, including local elections; addresses for those who don't have a permanent address so they can receive a ballot in the mail; partnerships with non-partisan local and national organizations that support voters, by providing help obtaining IDs or transportation to the polls or other kinds of support; student voter registration;, or any other support or information you provide. I'm going to be speaking at a NLIHC (National Low Income Housing Coalition) forum about the role of libraries in supporting voters and I'd love to have specific examples of the work being done. Thank you! 

    Julie Winkelstein, jwinkels@utk.edu 



    Julie Ann Winkelstein, PhD, MLIS
    Librarian, writer, teacher, activist
    Author: Libraries and Homelessness: An Action Guide (https://products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5708P)
    Co-editor, ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) newsletter
    jwinkels@utk.edu


    My pronouns are she, her, hers



  • 2.  RE: Examples of libraries helping community members vote

    Posted Jun 07, 2022 01:58 PM
    We are a polling place for local and state elections throughout the year. We have also hosted the League of Women voters on multiple occasions to register folks to vote and provide voter information for each election.

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    Jennifer Garner
    She/Her/Hers

    Library Director
    North Liberty Community Library, Iowa
    jgarner@northlibertyiowa.org
    (319) 626-5778
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  • 3.  RE: Examples of libraries helping community members vote

    Posted Jun 07, 2022 02:02 PM
    Thanks, Jenny - this is great to know about. Best, Julie

    Julie Ann Winkelstein, PhD, MLIS
    Librarian, writer, teacher, activist
    Author: Libraries and Homelessness: An Action Guide (https://products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5708P)
    Co-editor, ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) newsletter
    jwinkels@utk.edu


    My pronouns are she, her, hers




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