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.  Virginia "Ginny" Bradley Moore

    Posted May 26, 2022 07:11 AM

    The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) acknowledges and mourns the passing of our beloved Virginia (Ginny) Bradley Moore. Ginny's involvement in ALA began in 1972. Her forever legacy includes the establishment and institutionalization of both the SRRT Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Task Force and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration, the annual celebration that honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Through her efforts as longtime chair of the King Jr. Holiday Task Force, Ginny's work with SRRT promoted the ideals of equity, diversity, and inclusion long before they became buzzwords. This work included incorporating the work of the National Library Involvement Committee of the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, which she chaired from 1992 to 1996, to form the King Jr. Holiday Task Force. She worked with ALA's Office of Literacy and Outreach Services to create the Martin Luther King Jr. Sunrise Celebration, a celebration held in partnership with her beloved Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). The event became a staple of the ALA Midwinter Meetings and continues to this day as part of ALA LibLearnX.

    Ginny served as a colleague, mentor, and friend to many of us. But what stands out as we remember Ginny is the genuine affection (and hugs) she gave us all. If you ever spent any time with or around Ginny, you felt her love and adoration. As someone shared: "…she made me feel immensely loved." This is all of us. Everyone felt loved by Ginny.    

    SRRT has always promoted the ideal of social responsibility as a core value of ALA. Virginia "Ginny" Bradley Moore lived and breathed social responsibility as her own core value. We celebrate and remember a career and life well-lived. We love you Ginny and will miss you.



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    LaJuan Pringle
    Community/Neighborhood Branch Manager
    Charlotte Mecklenburg Library/West Boulevard
    SRRT | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Task Force | Chair
    He/Him/His
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  • 2.  RE: Virginia "Ginny" Bradley Moore

    Posted May 26, 2022 08:03 AM

    LaJuan,

     

    I can post this on our website and social media. What should it's title be?

     

     

     

    April

     






  • 3.  RE: Virginia "Ginny" Bradley Moore

    Posted May 26, 2022 08:36 AM

    All –

     

    I've made a page for LaJuan's beautiful statement at https://www.ala.org/rt/srrt/remembering-virginia-ginny-bradley-moore. I've also posted a link to it on SRRT's social media channels.

     

     

     

    April






  • 4.  RE: Virginia "Ginny" Bradley Moore

    Posted May 26, 2022 09:08 AM
    Thanks LaJuan and April.--
    Diedre Conkling
    diedre08@gmail.com
     
    "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."―Maya Angelou





  • 5.  RE: Virginia "Ginny" Bradley Moore

    Posted May 26, 2022 06:54 PM
    For many years I've kept a list of people serving on ALA Council. On my list it shows that Ginny served from 1983 - 1991 and 1996 - 2021. She was one of the longest serving members of ALA Council.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y5UaCKarBzq9r8aDiKrXII59Zy9iS35cd3jmrTEJKSA/edit?usp=sharing

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    Diedre Conkling
    Retired
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