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I, too, was not impressed by ALA's response to the pretty lousy things that were said about Emily. There was a Chapter Councilor meeting this week (on Zoom, 100+ people there) where Emily and Exec Director Tracie Hall spoke frankly about the real threat from this so-called Freedom Caucus and what we ...

Here is the statement from the Montana Library Association MLA Statement in Response to Montana State Library Commission Decision to Withdraw from ALA Statement from the Montana State Librarian at the end of this article Montana State Library Commission votes to withdraw from national association ...

> Supporting fully virtual attendance at all governance meetings would bring down all of those barriers and bring in voices we'd > never have heard otherwise. This is a frustrating loss, but unlike the council composition, > it can be taken up at any future council meeting.  As the Vermont Chapter ...

I've been involved in the Code of Conduct discussion and I think it's somewhat telling that many of the people there didn't even realize there had been a Code of Conduct and a  committee (or a call for feedback &c) until they were confronted with having to accept it. And I think that's partly wrapped ...

Very much appreciate this round-up April. ------------------------------ Jessamyn West Chapter Councilor - Vermont she/her ------------------------------