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Tara Brady

Assistant Library Manager,
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RE: Update to the Code of Conduct

Posted By Tara Brady Jul 02, 2024 10:57 AM
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Hi, Hillary! Thanks for this update and for the ongoing work to make the code of conduct work for our members. One question: what does the language 'users of other sites/channels' mean? Social media like Twitter or Facebook? Zoom chat sections? Blog post comment sections? All of the above?

RE: Workshop Resolutions Here!

Posted By Tara Brady May 31, 2024 02:11 AM
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Hi Gina! This is not even a resolution yet but it's something I keep thinking 'this would be a great discussion to have in council forum' about so I am going to stick it here! I've been thinking about where and how to start a conversation about best practices and policy surrounding AI. Some of you ...

RE: Candidate statements

Posted By Tara Brady Mar 05, 2024 11:38 AM
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Hi, Shalini! The ballots go out March 11. Any statements the candidates have provided will be available in the ballot. ------------------------------ Tara Brady Assistant Library Manager Queens Public Library She/Her/Hers ------------------------------

Core Values Working Group Volunteer Interest Form - Apply by February 29!

Posted By Tara Brady Feb 06, 2024 11:04 AM
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The application for the working groups that will craft interpretations of the new core values is now live. Please apply! Applications will be considered until February 29. I don't know the timeline for the committees to convene and start their work but I'll report back if/when I hear more. Link ...

RE: FYI - Draft ALA Core Values

Posted By Tara Brady Jan 21, 2024 08:22 PM
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Today at council II I filed a motion to delay the core values report another six months to allow time for units to give input into the new core values before a final vote in June. That motion failed, and failed by quite a bit. The tally I have was 7 votes for, 138 against, 1 abstain. Whe. I discussed ...

RE: FYI - Draft ALA Core Values

Posted By Tara Brady Jan 05, 2024 10:56 AM
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Al: By claiming that these 'standard talking points' are 'hiding the real reasons' for this revision you seem to be calling me and Sara liars. Is that your intention? ------------------------------ Tara Brady Assistant Library Manager Queens Public Library She/Her/Hers ------------------------ ...

RE: FYI - Draft ALA Core Values

Posted By Tara Brady Jan 04, 2024 05:39 PM
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Mark: I did not say - or even imply - that it was a 'vanity project' so I'm not sure why that's in quotes. And no, I was not on the core values task force, so I was not directly involved in the revision. If I was, I'd have said so. This revision has been in progress for years, and has been discussed ...

RE: FYI - Draft ALA Core Values

Posted By Tara Brady Jan 04, 2024 04:33 PM
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Every corner of this association likely has some element or other of the old core values that they'd rather keep (except for SustainRT I guess!) While it's true the word 'democratic' appears only once in this document, 'democracy' only appears twice in the old core values, which are more than twice as ...

RE: FYI - Draft ALA Core Values

Posted By Tara Brady Jan 04, 2024 01:20 PM
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The short answer for why they're deleting so many core values is because there was significant overlap between the old ones. So the proposed draft doesn't simply remove seven of them: only two of the proposed new core values, Access and Public Good, have direct one-to-one analogues in the old ones. The ...

RE: Current World Events Discussion Series for Library Staff & Community Members

Posted By Tara Brady Oct 07, 2023 01:19 PM
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Thank you Frieda! It looks like the new time is 3pm Eastern, is that right? Edit: never mind, I see we're up and running. ------------------------------ Tara Brady Assistant Library Manager Queens Public Library She/Her/Hers ------------------------------

RE: Current World Events Discussion Series for Library Staff & Community Members

Posted By Tara Brady Oct 07, 2023 01:08 PM
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Hello! I'm in the waiting room for the meeting. I thought it was supposed to be at 2pm EST but it doesn't seem to have opened yet. I know a lot of ALA events are on Central time so maybe I've misunderstood and have shown up early? Has anyone managed to get in? ------------------------------ Tara Brady ...

RE: Rainbow Council Caucus

Posted By Tara Brady Sep 18, 2023 12:24 PM
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I'm also unable to join via either link. The error message I get is "No Data Found. Either the content you're seeking doesn't exist or it requires proper authentication before viewing."

RE: SRRT Resolutions at 2023 Annual Conference

Posted By Tara Brady Jun 29, 2023 11:19 AM
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Just to clarify, the bylaws amendment resolution is a revised version of the resolution I sent to this list last week, drafted by Vermont chapter councilor Jessamyn West and I.  It's been referred to committee and will come back at LLX, and will hopefully result in a bylaws amendment on the spring ballot. ...

RE: SRRT Resolutions at 2023 Annual Conference

Posted By Tara Brady Jun 29, 2023 11:18 AM
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RE: Second for Memorial Resolution for Dr. Tracey J. Hunter Hayes

Posted By Tara Brady Jun 20, 2023 05:54 PM
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I'd love to second. Thank you for doing this!

RE: Lappin and Schneider Appointed to ALA Executive Board

Posted By Tara Brady Jun 08, 2023 03:29 PM
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Based on the phrase 'the person so appointed will serve until the following election,' it sounds like the executive board has authority to fill vacancies until the next executive board election, after which they can be elected by council as normal to serve the remainder of the term. This is very practical, ...

RE: Annual Council Meeting Recordings

Posted By Tara Brady Mar 03, 2023 09:20 AM
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Checking in on this again. When can we expect the recordings and transcripts from Annual 2022?  ------------------------------ Tara Brady Assistant Library Manager Queens Public Library She/Her/Hers ------------------------------

Annual Council Meeting Recordings

Posted By Tara Brady Jan 30, 2023 09:08 PM
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Were the recordings or transcripts from the council meetings at Annual 2022 ever posted? They're not on the council recordings page: the most recent one is from March 2022. Did they wind up somewhere else or are they still pending?  Thanks! Hope everyone who travelled had/is having a safe trip back! ...

RE: ALA Bylaws Final Draft - Councilors to Submit Amendments by Jan 22

Posted By Tara Brady Jan 27, 2023 11:07 AM
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I'd missed it too but there's a new version of the bylaws committee report with the proposed amendments incorporated. (Thanks to Kara Whatley for bringing it to my attention.) https://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/ALA%20CD%2025%20Constitution%20and%20Bylaws%20Report_acti ...

RE: Protest best practices

Posted By Tara Brady Oct 05, 2022 09:28 PM
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You're awesome! Some folks are putting a rapid response email list together, I'm going to share this over to them and let them know about the in-progress toolkit. ------------------------------ Tara Brady Teen Librarian Queens Public Library She/Her/Hers ------------------------------