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RE: Looking for Input - What would you like to see on SRRT Welcome Email?

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 23, 2025 04:54 PM
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I've been playing around and trying to balance suggestions. I have created a draft welcome email that is on the short side, but contains lots of links to information. That way people who like short emails get a shorter email that doesn't overwhelm them and people who like all the information, can get ...

RE: Sanford (Sandy) Berman winner of the 2025 Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 23, 2025 08:26 AM
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Very well deserved! April -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, caretaking, and time off. My work hours may be different than yours. Should you receive emails from me during a time that you're engaging in any ...

SRRT Newsletter Issue 228 - March/April 2025

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 22, 2025 11:26 AM
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We'll be uploading the SRRT Newsletter to the website today, but we thought we'd give you all a first-look at it! (attached) Thank you to everyone who submitted to the newsletter and worked on it. Our next issue will be Censorship: Who Decides?. We invite reflections, case studies, and creative works ...

SRRT Newsletter Issue 228 - March/April 2025 Attachments

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 22, 2025 11:25 AM
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RE: Looking for Input - What would you like to see on SRRT Welcome Email?

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 09, 2025 03:42 PM
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Here's the current welcome email: Thank you for renewing your Social Responsibilities Round Table membership. The participation of SRRT members is what keeps our projects running and supports our work to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but ...

Looking for Input - What would you like to see on SRRT Welcome Email?

Posted By April Sheppard Apr 08, 2025 03:45 PM
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Hello all! We are reviewing the welcome email that members get when they sign up for SRRT. What information would you like to see or would have been helpful to have received when you signed up? Thanks! April -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries ...

Press Release: John Oluwaseye Adebayo and Libby Anderson receive SRRT's 2025 Conference Travel Grants

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 28, 2025 10:05 AM
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Congratulations to John Oluwaseye Adebayo and Libby Anderson! The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association has named John Oluwaseye Adebayo and Libby Anderson as the 2025 winners of the SRRT Conference Travel Grants to attend the upcoming 2025 ALA Annual Conference ...

RE: SRRT as the "radical caucus" of ALA -- re-envisioning SRRT

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 06, 2025 01:59 PM
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Per our Community Commitment, I am asking for a pause in this discussion. We're caught in a loop right now. The discussion is going in circles with no progress and it's getting personal and heated. Can we take a day or two to reflect? April -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know ...

RE: SRRT as the "radical caucus" of ALA -- re-envisioning SRRT

Posted By April Sheppard Mar 05, 2025 04:09 PM
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I feel that there's a lot of separate issues being discussed here that are convoluting together and it's creating this giant, unmanageable mess. For SRRT members that have not been attending Action Council meetings, here are the issues: We have been hearing from our members that there are a lot of barriers ...

SRRT Newsletter, Issue 227

Posted By April Sheppard Feb 06, 2025 03:31 PM
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Sorry for the slight delay! We were trying to get rights to an image to use on the cover. You can read the latest issue of the SRRT Newsletter online at https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/srrt227.pdf. I've also attached it. If you are interested in submitting to our next issue, our ...

SRRT Newsletter, Issue 227 Attachments

Posted By April Sheppard Feb 06, 2025 03:30 PM
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RE: Censored and censored once again on Connect

Posted By April Sheppard Jan 29, 2025 06:51 PM
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Unfortunately, ALA has been very clear and consistent about disallowing posts that promote boycotts. We did try to push back the first time and tried to make the case that we were not personally promoting boycotts for asking ALA to do so and that went nowhere. It does not matter if it is or we're sharing ...

***Deadline extended! Social Responsibilities Round Table seeks applications for 2025 SRRT Conference Travel Grant***

Posted By April Sheppard Jan 20, 2025 02:37 PM
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The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association (SRRT) is pleased to announce the SRRT Conference Travel Grant to help finance up to two SRRT members' attendance at the ALA Annual Conference. The $1000 award covers limited fees related to airfare, lodging, and conference registration. ...

FW: Call for Proposals - 2025 ALA IRRT Pre-Conference, Philadelphia, June 27, 2025

Posted By April Sheppard Dec 13, 2024 09:54 AM
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I know several of our SRRT members doing international work, so I thought I'd share in case you missed in on the main ALA Connect: 5. Call for Proposals - 2025 ALA IRRT Pre-Conference, Philadelphia, June 27, 2025 Email a reply to the discussion Send a private message via email Dec 12, 2024 6:35 AM Shrianjani ...

Call for SRRT Newsletter Articles! Hopes and Dreams for the New Year.

Posted By April Sheppard Dec 09, 2024 02:28 PM
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The SRRT Newsletter is always looking for good articles, essays, and letters to the editor. The next submission deadline is January 5, 2025. We want to start 2025 on a positive note, so the theme of the January issues will be Hopes and Dreams for the New Year. Share your social justice dreams for 2025 ...

Calling all progressive librarians! Run for SRRT Action Council!

Posted By April Sheppard Nov 22, 2024 09:36 AM
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Dear SRRT Members: SRRT needs YOU! Please consider running for SRRT Action Council. Action Council is the coordinating body of the Social Responsibilities Round Table. Members of Action Council are responsible for planning SRRT's priorities, approving resolutions, identifying and approving projects ...

Social Responsibilities Round Table seeks applications for 2025 SRRT Conference Travel Grant

Posted By April Sheppard Nov 21, 2024 09:54 AM
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The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association (SRRT) is pleased to announce the SRRT Conference Travel Grant to help finance up to two SRRT members' attendance at the ALA Annual Conference. The $1000 award covers limited fees related to airfare, lodging, and conference registration. ...

RE: Second book update article published

Posted By April Sheppard Nov 15, 2024 08:16 AM
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Thank you, Al! I've bookmarked this! April -- April Sheppard banhatenotbooks@gmail.com Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, caretaking, and time off. My work hours may be different than yours. Should you receive emails from me during a time that you're ...

Issue 226, SRRT Newsletter Now Available!

Posted By April Sheppard Nov 12, 2024 02:45 PM
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Issue 226 of the SRRT Newsletter is now available online (and attached)!!! We're sorry for the slight delay. We got some last minute updates that we wanted to include. We also created a suggestion form for SRRT members to recommend topics and authors for future issues and even volunteer to help on an ...

Issue 226, SRRT Newsletter Now Available! Attachments

Posted By April Sheppard Nov 12, 2024 02:44 PM
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