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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Upcoming Event with Wayne A. Wiegand

  • 1.  Upcoming Event with Wayne A. Wiegand

    Posted 8 days ago

    The Center of Children's Books is proud and beyond excited to host the following event with "Dean of American Library Historians" Professor Wiegand on March 4 at 1 pm Central time. 

    In his talk, Wiegand centers the experience of Black public school librarians during Civil Rights eras, including the racial violence they endured. He argues that school librarianship's traditional culture of "politeness" has led to a collective historical amnesia about their response to the Civil Rights Movement, making possible the continued perpetuation of professional myths.

    Wiegand is the F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University. He is the author of number publications, including The American Public School Library: A History and his most recent book, In Silence and Indifference: Racism and the Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries. 

    Please register here to receive the Zoom information. 



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