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Reason to Be Concerned

  • 1.  Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 21, 2024 08:19 PM
    ALA Members Digest for Thursday March 21, 2024


    https://www.wabe.org/georgia-senate-passes-bill-banning-taxpayer-private-funds-for-american-library-association/

    Fred Stoss

    Frederick W. Stoss, MS (zool:ecol), MLS
    Librarian
    Department Liaison: Environment & Sustainability and Geology Departments
    Faculty Senate (Immediate Past-Chair and ex offcio member until June 30, 2024)
    Science and Engineering Information Center
    105 Lockwood Memorial Library
    SUNY University at Buffalo
    Buffalo, New York 14260-2220
    716 645-1337
    fstoss@buffalo.edu
    http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/staff/index.asp?id=35
    ORCID: 0000-0002-6198-8994

    PROUD TO BE... U. U. P!
    Our relationships with family and friends are like a
    gymnast’s Floor Exercise Routine: lots of tumbles,
    twists, turns, leaps, a few cheers and applause, and
    sometimes a fall, but in the end you ALWAYS land
    on your feet. Sometimes you win The Gold. fws


  • 2.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 21, 2024 10:44 PM
    There was a hearing before the House Higher Education Committee Monday. Looks like it is on the agenda again 3/25. The Georgia Library Association has an advocacy page with more information: https://gla.georgialibraries.org/divisions/advocacy-division/




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  • 3.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 23, 2024 10:25 AM
    SB390 won't hurt ALA or rich Georgians; it will hurt poor communities in Georgia.

    Look at the people behind SB390. Linda Most used to be the Head of the MLIS department at Valdosta, and she serves as the current Chair of the board for certification of librarians. Attached is her viewpoint of the certified librarian law in a conversation we had in her human resources class last year. The regional model has already been practiced for years in Georgia.

    At least if SB390 goes through, certification will pass to GLA and the cost will decrease from $80 to free. 

    Best regards,
    Rebekah Black
    JD class of '27 Mercer
    MLIS Valdosta
    MS Stanford school of engineering
    BS/MS CS UGA (summa cum laude, with Honors)




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  • 4.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 23, 2024 12:08 PM
    It will hurt all Georgia communities, libraries, library workers & MLS students who want to work in academic libraries or outside of Georgia. No professional development funds for books, webinars, conferences from any ALA affiliates - no PLA, no AASL, no ACRL. Even if you use your own money you won't be able to get reimbursed. ALA can't even be paid with private funds the library has. No in state tuition. The only MLS in the state will be from an (eventually) unaccredited program. No grants. Three Georgia libraries may even have to refuse the grants they were awarded from Libraries Transforming Communities. No help from the ALA Washington office with lobbying for federal funds. It's a ridiculous bill. 




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  • 5.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 23, 2024 01:24 PM
    Would you like to forward your message to the house?

    "katie.dempsey@house.ga.gov" <katie.dempsey@house.ga.gov>,
    "trey.kelley@house.ga.gov" <trey.kelley@house.ga.gov>,
    "brian.kemp@dhs.ga.gov" <brian.kemp@dhs.ga.gov>,
    "scott.holcomb@house.ga.gov" <scott.holcomb@house.ga.gov>,
    "david.knight@house.ga.gov" <david.knight@house.ga.gov>,
    "patty.bentley@house.ga.gov" <patty.bentley@house.ga.gov>,
    "robert.dickey@house.ga.gov" <robert.dickey@house.ga.gov>,
    "rhonda.burnough@house.ga.gov" <rhonda.burnough@house.ga.gov>,
    "karen.mathiak@house.ga.gov" <karen.mathiak@house.ga.gov>,
    "matt.dubnik@house.ga.gov" <matt.dubnik@house.ga.gov>,
    "clay.pirkle@house.ga.gov" <clay.pirkle@house.ga.gov>,
    "kasey.carpenter@house.ga.gov" <kasey.carpenter@house.ga.gov>,
    "betsy.holland@house.ga.gov" <betsy.holland@house.ga.gov>,
    "dale.washburn@house.ga.gov" <dale.washburn@house.ga.gov>,
    "marcus.wiedower@house.ga.gov" <marcus.wiedower@house.ga.gov>,
    "jasmine.clark@house.ga.gov" <jasmine.clark@house.ga.gov>,
    "mitchell.scoggins@house.ga.gov" <mitchell.scoggins@house.ga.gov>,
    "angela.moore@house.ga.gov" <angela.moore@house.ga.gov>,
    "edna.jackson@house.ga.gov" <edna.jackson@house.ga.gov>,
    "ginny.ehrhart@house.ga.gov" <ginny.ehrhart@house.ga.gov>,
    "martin.chuck@house.ga.gov" <martin.chuck@house.ga.gov>,
    "sam.park@house.ga.gov" <sam.park@house.ga.gov>,
    "lydia.glaize@house.ga.gov" <lydia.glaize@house.ga.gov>,
    "tim.fleming@house.ga.gov" <tim.fleming@house.ga.gov>,
    "imani.barnes@house.ga.gov" <imani.barnes@house.ga.gov>,
    "carter.barrett@house.ga.gov" <carter.barrett@house.ga.gov>,
    "rick.jasperse@house.ga.gov" <rick.jasperse@house.ga.gov>,



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  • 6.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 23, 2024 03:41 PM
    I have! Before the hearing last week & again today. I know my rep Katie Dempsey a little bit-small town. She'll know my politics. Hoping she can set politics aside & see reason. 



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  • 7.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 25, 2024 02:12 PM
    No READ posters nor bookmarks!



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  • 8.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 25, 2024 02:15 PM
    watch it with me on the backchannel here now!






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  • 9.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 25, 2024 02:19 PM

    Thanks, Rebekah – I was looking for it.




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  • 10.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 25, 2024 02:22 PM

    Ugh, am I understanding that they're delaying the vote until Wednesday?




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  • 11.  RE: Reason to Be Concerned

    Posted Mar 25, 2024 02:23 PM
    They cut it off.. check back in wednesday!!!!!!



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