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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Registration open for SRRT's Free Virtual Summit, "Building Spaces of Solidarity and Connection: A Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Lens on Libraries' Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Justice"

  • 1.  Registration open for SRRT's Free Virtual Summit, "Building Spaces of Solidarity and Connection: A Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Lens on Libraries' Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Justice"

    Posted Mar 17, 2025 07:11 AM

    Please join the Social Responsibilities Round Table for a Virtual Summit on April 7. This event is free and open to the public. This year's theme is "Building Spaces of Solidarity and Connection: A Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Lens on Libraries' Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Justice."

    Speakers from around the country will offer historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives on how institutions, library staff, and adjacent organizations have engaged with minoritized, vulnerable, and structurally marginalized populations. They will share learnings and tools that librarians, educators, and information workers can apply to develop more inclusive and equitable services, spaces, and programming. Panels will touch on partnerships with cultural organizations, institutional disfranchisement of African Americans, diversity in children's and school librarianship, services for immigrant and refugee populations, and more.

    Please visit the event webpage to learn more and register for this free event: https://www.ala.org/srrt/buildingspaces. 

    Questions? Reach out to Rachel Rosekind: rosekindness@gmail.com.



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    Rachel Rosekind
    Educator, Editor, Writer, Activist, Library Commissioner
    Write You Are / Contra Costa Library Commission
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