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.

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Free online event April 27: Alabama Libraries: Celebrating and Serving Diverse Communities

  • 1.  Free online event April 27: Alabama Libraries: Celebrating and Serving Diverse Communities

    Posted Apr 07, 2023 02:47 PM

    Please join the Alabama Library Association (ALLA) for a free virtual event, Alabama Libraries: Celebrating and Serving Diverse Communities, on April 27, 2023 at 9:00 AM

    Register for this free event today!

    Program Schedule

    9 AM Keynote: Ashley Jones, the youngest individual and first person of color to be named Poet Laureate of Alabama, will kick off our day by celebrating the power of diverse perspectives in libraries and life.

    10AM: Tribal Libraries are for Everyone with Deidra Dees and Ms. Leasha Martin, sponsored by the Multicultural Information Roundtable (MCIRT)

    11AM: DEI Initiatives in Academic Libraries and Spaces Roundtable Discussion with Michael S. Fitts, Charlcie Pettway Vann, Miriam Sweeney, sponsored by College, University and Special Libraries Section (CUS) and Alabama Association of College and Research Libraries (AACRL)

    12PM BREAK FOR LUNCH

    1PM: Our Stories Matter Too!: Defending Diverse Youth Books in Your Library with Jamie Naidoo and Cristina Castor

    2PM: Government Documents in the Time of the Civil Rights Movement with Tim Dodge, sponsored by Government Document Round Table (GODORT)

    3PM: Alabama State University's Role in Civil Rights History and the Efforts of the Library and University to Preserve the History with Dr. Janice Franklin, Dr. Howard Robinson, and Raegan Stearns

    4PM: "Don't Say Gay" in Alabama: A Taxonomic Framework of LGBTQ+ Information Support Services in Public Libraries with Bharat Mehra and Baheya S. Jaber

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    Special thanks to sponsors EBSCOhost and Alabama Humanities Alliance.





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    Wendy Stephens
    Associate Professor
    Jacksonville State University
    She/Her/Hers
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