The following information from Don Wood at the ALA Chicago office, while aimed at Chapter leaders, would be appropriate for anyone in a leadership role in libraries.
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Good afternoon!
Many of the past and current handouts from Orientation for Chapter Leaders Workshops are mounted on the ALA Chapter Relations Office's website: http://tinyurl.com/q9qt4e : In addition, there are links to related websites, as well. For example, you'll find these documents and links under the heading Advocacy:
Advocacy
Keeping Legislators on Your Side Advocacy (MS Word)
Save Ohio Libraries Campaign (MS Word)
Library Advocacy Day
Save Libraries in Your State
Capwiz 101 (MS Word)
Using Capwiz for Advocacy (PDF)
Capwiz Best Practices (MS Word)
CRO Legislation and Advocacy page
Library Snapshot Day Primer (MS Word)
Office for Library Advocacy
Advocacy & Legislation
Advocacy University
The next Chapter Leaders Workshop will be held on Friday, June 25, 9:30-4:00, during the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Don Wood
Program Officer
Chapter Relations Office
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
dwood@ala.org
Friday, January 22, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
ALA Council III
Summary and highlights - Council III is generally quite full of business and often goes over time, however, today we were able to release nearly 2 hours early.
Memorials:
John Clifford Mortimer, M-#1
Mary Alice Hunt, M-#2
J. Michael Rothacker, M-#3
Ken Davenport, M-#4
Sallie Farrell, M-#5
Eliza Atkins Gleason, M-#6
Effie Lee Morris, M-#7
James “Jim” Raymond Przepasniak, M-#8
Walter Reandeau, M-#9
Judith Serebnick, M-#10
John Charles Fox, M#11
Tributes:
Jeanne Sugg, T-#1
Sonia Sotomayer, T-#2
Intellectual Freedom Committee, Martin Garnar
First-ever Choose Privacy Week will be held May 2–8, 2010. All Choose Privacy Week materials (posters, bookmarks, buttons, and resource guide) are complete and for sale in the ALA Store at http://www.blogger.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.alastore.ala.org/.
New Intellectual Freedom Manual should be available this summer.
Banned Books Week is September 25 – October 2, 2010.
The webinars for trustees, entitled “Controversial Materials in the Library: Supporting Intellectual Freedom in Your Community,” visit http://www.ala.org/oif/onlinetrainings for more information.
LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year.
Committee on Legislation, Councilor Mario A. Ascencio
National Legislative Day Rally will be Tuesday, June 29 11AM See www.ala.org/nlld.
Broadband and Telecommunications
Late on Friday two additional “Notices of Funds Available” (NOFA) were published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Commerce regarding the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP) and the Broadband Telecommunications Opportunity Program (BTOP). Further information is available through the ALA Washington Office, which will again be providing information on how libraries may apply and benefit from this second round of stimulus funds. The Washington Office will be starting this Friday, January 22, with a webinar providing an overview of the NOFA process and requirements for library applications.
Memorials:
John Clifford Mortimer, M-#1
Mary Alice Hunt, M-#2
J. Michael Rothacker, M-#3
Ken Davenport, M-#4
Sallie Farrell, M-#5
Eliza Atkins Gleason, M-#6
Effie Lee Morris, M-#7
James “Jim” Raymond Przepasniak, M-#8
Walter Reandeau, M-#9
Judith Serebnick, M-#10
John Charles Fox, M#11
Tributes:
Jeanne Sugg, T-#1
Sonia Sotomayer, T-#2
Intellectual Freedom Committee, Martin Garnar
First-ever Choose Privacy Week will be held May 2–8, 2010. All Choose Privacy Week materials (posters, bookmarks, buttons, and resource guide) are complete and for sale in the ALA Store at http://www.blogger.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.alastore.ala.org/.
New Intellectual Freedom Manual should be available this summer.
Banned Books Week is September 25 – October 2, 2010.
The webinars for trustees, entitled “Controversial Materials in the Library: Supporting Intellectual Freedom in Your Community,” visit http://www.ala.org/oif/onlinetrainings for more information.
LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year.
Committee on Legislation, Councilor Mario A. Ascencio
National Legislative Day Rally will be Tuesday, June 29 11AM See www.ala.org/nlld.
Broadband and Telecommunications
Late on Friday two additional “Notices of Funds Available” (NOFA) were published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Commerce regarding the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP) and the Broadband Telecommunications Opportunity Program (BTOP). Further information is available through the ALA Washington Office, which will again be providing information on how libraries may apply and benefit from this second round of stimulus funds. The Washington Office will be starting this Friday, January 22, with a webinar providing an overview of the NOFA process and requirements for library applications.
New Business
· Resolution Concerning the Dratted ALA Event Planner
Action plan by the Exec. Director, Keith Michael Fiels
o Improvement a priority
o Survey councilors & members for specific problems and broad analysis
o ALA Librarian will work on standardization of item entry
o Review of annual database with appropriate editing
o Other issues as a result of survey will be implemented as feasible before Annual
o Put process in place for continuous improvement
o Progress & steps taken communicated to Council on an ongoing basis
o Next generation planner created through ALA Connect, Jenny Levine – beta tested at Annual conference
o Work on downloadable format for hand-held devices
o Reporting to Exec Bd at spring meeting and results will be shared with Council
Registration 11, 095 as of Monday compared to 10,220 in Denver.
Monday, January 18, 2010
ALA Council II
Summary highlights from Council II - more complete report available when final Council documents are processed.
Freedom to Read Foundation, Kenton Oliver, FTRF President
It's been a tough year for ALA financially, and it will be a tougher year next year. ALA Office is taking large measures to contain and reduce costs.
ALA Executive Director, Keith Michael Fiels
Sunday registration stands at 10,807
Freedom to Read Foundation, Kenton Oliver, FTRF President
- Barbara Jones appointed as new director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
- Newly created Krug Foundation will focus on creating an Intellectual Freedom textbook for school children and creating Intellectual Freedom webinars for library schools.
It's been a tough year for ALA financially, and it will be a tougher year next year. ALA Office is taking large measures to contain and reduce costs.
ALA Executive Director, Keith Michael Fiels
Sunday registration stands at 10,807
ALA President and Treasurer Candidates Forum
President Candidates
Molly Raphael http://mollyraphael.org/
Focus on Advocacy, Diversity, Defending Core Values
Sara Kelly Johns http://fromtheinsideout.squarespace.com/
Focus on Advocacy, Diversity, Intellectual Freedom, Transparency and Inclusion
Treasurer Candidates
Alan Kornblau http://akorn2010.webs.com/
Jim Neal
Molly Raphael http://mollyraphael.org/
Focus on Advocacy, Diversity, Defending Core Values
Sara Kelly Johns http://fromtheinsideout.squarespace.com/
Focus on Advocacy, Diversity, Intellectual Freedom, Transparency and Inclusion
Treasurer Candidates
Alan Kornblau http://akorn2010.webs.com/
Jim Neal
ALA Council I summary
ALA Council I is mainly an informational session, though some business does occur.
Candidates for ALA Executive Board will be:
Kevin Reynolds
J. Linda Williams
Annemarie Roscello
Patricia A. Wand
Ling Hwey Jeng
Report by Camila Alire, ALA President
Summary: Focus on Advocacy Toolkits, see http://www.camliaalire.com/ for more details.
Report by Roberta A. Stevens, ALA President-Elect
Summary: Focus on fundraising and planned giving
Report by Keith Michael Fiels, ALA Executive Director
Summary: Library Staff Certification Program about to roll out. Watch for email updates and check ALA website for more details.
Midwinter Conference attendance: 10,013 through Saturday, which is slightly higher than Midwinter attendance in Denver 2009
Audio proceedings of Council sessions will soon be available on the web for access of all members. Ethics Education program is progressing.
Report of Special Committees
Spectrum Presidential Issues: National Initiative for Inclusivity in America's Libraries
Betty J. Turock and Family have made a generous $100,000 donation to the Spectrum Scholarhip program. Participation by all ALA members is encouraged. Contact the ALA Office to make larger personal donations or donations on behalf of Chapters or Units.
Candidates for ALA Executive Board will be:
Kevin Reynolds
J. Linda Williams
Annemarie Roscello
Patricia A. Wand
Ling Hwey Jeng
Report by Camila Alire, ALA President
Summary: Focus on Advocacy Toolkits, see http://www.camliaalire.com/ for more details.
Report by Roberta A. Stevens, ALA President-Elect
Summary: Focus on fundraising and planned giving
Report by Keith Michael Fiels, ALA Executive Director
Summary: Library Staff Certification Program about to roll out. Watch for email updates and check ALA website for more details.
Midwinter Conference attendance: 10,013 through Saturday, which is slightly higher than Midwinter attendance in Denver 2009
Audio proceedings of Council sessions will soon be available on the web for access of all members. Ethics Education program is progressing.
Report of Special Committees
Spectrum Presidential Issues: National Initiative for Inclusivity in America's Libraries
Betty J. Turock and Family have made a generous $100,000 donation to the Spectrum Scholarhip program. Participation by all ALA members is encouraged. Contact the ALA Office to make larger personal donations or donations on behalf of Chapters or Units.
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